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Walford Graham Robertson
1866-1948
She Said Goodnight to King Midas
20th century?
Black ink over graphite, on card.
6 3/16 x 6 9/16 inches (158 x 166 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2321
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Drawing is one of 11 by Robertson that appear to illustrate stories from Una Ashworth Taylor's collection of fairy tales entitled Knight Asrael and other stories, published: London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1889; Robertson was a friend of both Una Taylor and her sister, Ida Taylor, whose book Joan of Arc : Soldier and Saint was published with illustrations by Robertson in 1920; it is possible that Robertson's series of drawings were intended to serve as illustrations for an unrealized later edition of Una Taylor's book.
Inscription:
In pencil at lower left: The Two Columbines.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a king grasping a young woman by the shoulders, as a row of attendants stand by holding bags of gold in the background.
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