Study of a hand. Charcoal drawing by A. Mongrédien, 28 July 1881.

1881/08/28

1 drawing : charcoal ; sheet 56.2 x 39 cm

Adèle Mongrédien ; Drew in headlife alternating with antique, July 28 1881 ; To Mr. Sparkes, may Miss Adêle Mongrédien draw in both life classes?; MRL[?] July 28th 1881 Handwritten inscriptions in pencil, in two different hands

The 'Mr. Sparkes' referred to in the inscription could possibly be J.C.L. Sparkes, master of the Lambeth School of Art from the 1850s and later Principal of the Royal College of Art. He published: A manual of artistic anatomy for the use of students in art, in 1888

Wellcome Collection 568410i