Three sketches, two in pencil and one in charcoal.

Author: 
Henry Wyatt (1794-1840), English artist, pupil of Sir Thomas Lawrence
Publication details: 
One of the pencil sketches on reverse of envelope addressed to Wyatt, and postmarked 1833.
£285.00
SKU: 4970

ITEM ONE: pencil sketch (roughly three inches square) of pensive woman in full dress seated on chair beside table with vase. Good. On reverse of part of envelope addressed to 'H. Wyatt Esqre. | Newman Street | Oxford Street' and postmarked in red ink oval '2 . A NOON . 2 | MY 4 | 1833'. Another postmark in black ink, and wafer still adhering. ITEM TWO: pencil sketch (roughly one inch by one and a half) of trees around long wall with spire in distance. On visiting card of 'Mr. Henry Wyatt' (the sketch over the word 'Wyatt'). Good, though aged, and with traces of blue paper mount adhering to reverse. Pencil calculation on other part of card, and the words 'Mr. Burn's' in ink below sketch. ITEM THREE: charcoal (roughly three and a half inches by four and a quarter) of man's head and shoulders, in black picked off in red and white, a crude, suggestive portrait of a pensive individual. Unobtrusive crease line in bottom left-hand corner. Surrounded by cardboard mount, on which attribution to Wyatt in pencil.