Inscribed u.r.: ? Right Hand of King Solomon

Black wash heightened with white on light brown paper, 41 by 65 cm (16 by 25 ½ ins)

Provenance: from a collection of the artist’s works with Julian Hartnoll

The present work is a study for the right hand of the figure of King Solomon from the monumental series of mosaics designed by Blake Richmond for St Paul’s Cathedral in London from the mid-1890s to early 1900s. The finished mosaic is located above the Quire in the cathedral.