Thomas Carlyle
Walter Greaves, 1846-1930
Watercolour, pencil and pen and ink
27.00 x 22.50cm (10.63 x 8.86 inches)
Signed; bears inscription on the reverse: Portrait from life of Thomas Carlyle taken by Mr Walter Greaves in Whistler’s studio. From this was constructed the full length oil picture exhibited at the Goupil Gallery in May 1911.
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