George Richmond (1809-1896)
William Blake Richmond, aged about 8
Charcoal heightened with white, and red crayon
20 ½ x 16 ¾ inches
£6,500
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This delightful and intimate family drawing of George Richmond's son William Blake Richmond (named after his father's hero) was done about 1850, when William was 8-years-old, a precocious and handsome child.