Friday, June 4, 2010

Richard Westall - Head of a young man




with inscription 'RJ Lane to his friend/Chas Ford' (lower right)
pencil and black and red chalks on paper
5¼ x 5 7/8 in.

Richard James Lane (1800-1872), referred to in the inscription, was a sculptor and lithographer, who was appointed Royal Lithographer by Queen Victoria in 1837. Charles Ford (fl. 1830-1856) was also a lithographer.

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