Alfred Bryan

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Alfred Bryan
1852-1899
W.E. Gladstone with John Morley and the Earl of Rosebery
ca. 1880s?
Pen and black ink over graphite, on card stock.
6 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (165 x 130 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1987
Notes: 

Upper right hand corner clipped, with no loss to drawing; right hand margin unevenly cut to avoid trimming the artist's monogram at far right.

Inscription: 

Caption reads "G.O.M. Morley & Rosebery" in pen at head; initialed "AB" by the artist at lower right; inscribed "5Bryan 3 inches high & [...?] in proportion" in pencil on verso.

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Caricature shows Gladstone leading the child-sized figures of Morley and Rosebery by the hand.

Associated names: 

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.

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