Arthur John Smith
Relief Portrait of William Morris
Lot Closed
December 9, 01:43 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arthur John Smith
British
1846-1919
Relief Portrait of William Morris
inscribed: STUDY OF WILLIAM MORRIS 19th CENTURY to the reverse, and with three labels to the reverse
plaster, in an ebonised wood frame
28.5 by 24cm., 11¼ by 9½in. overall
An example of the present relief was shown at the Royal Academy in 1891. Another version, damaged, is in the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London (inv. no. S49).