George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843-1911)
Study of a Reclined Head
Coloured chalks; dated 1867
8 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches
Provenance
Bonhams, 19 November 1997, lot 43;
Earl of Airlie
This study was made for Howard's 1868 painting Helen, wife of the 8th Lord Ogilvy, during the Burning of Airlie Castle by the Earl of Argyll, July 7th 1641