John Ruskin Natural History Watercolour Study Of A Tortoise Ca.1870 Arnold Boonen Son of Sir Henry Strachey

Son of Sir Henry Strachey 1st

laid onto mount

Sawrey Gilpin R

Published in Paris and considered very risqué at the time

Widely considered to be one of Britain's leading mid 20th

John Ruskin Natural History Watercolour Study Of A Tortoise Ca.1870 Arnold Boonen Son of Sir Henry StracheyJohn Ruskin 1819 1901. British School 19th. Century. Study of a Tortoise. Provenance: with Thomas Agnew & Sons. Watercolour on wove paper, skillful vertical repair to left hand side. Dateable to Circa 1870. 16. 7 x 14. 4 cms to mounted image. 30 x 27. 2 cms. Overall framed. Ruskin was an English polymath, a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, politics,