Alfred Drury, RA (1856-1944) (1937)

Paul Dalou Drury

wax crayon

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Drawing and Watercolour

Materials:

Wax crayon

Physical Object Description:

Portrait sketch of the artist's father, Alfred Drury; almost half-length, turned slightly to left, smoking and wearing glasses and hat. 1937 Wax crayon. Dated and inscribed: "5th Aug: '37./Paul Drury/20 mins." and inscribed: "Paul Drury"

Dimensions:

36.8 x 27.3 cm

Accession Number:

1945,1208.17

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1944

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1944; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1944

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Portraits

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