Attr. Benjamin Robert Haydon Chalk Study Of A Hand Holding A Scroll psyche A comparable drawing can be

A comparable drawing can be found in the British Museum collection (1872

Executed on thin wove card presented in original deep giltwood gesso frame with Lyre decorated corners

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5 by 12 cms

Century Spanish School Red Chalk Drawing

Attr. Benjamin Robert Haydon Chalk Study Of A Hand Holding A Scroll psyche A comparable drawing can beAttributable to Benjamin Robert Haydon 1786 1846. Black and white chalk drawing on blue grey wove paper. Study of a hand holding a scroll probably taken from a cast. A similar study by Haydon on buff paper is in the Royal Academy collection, number 02 404. 23. 9 by 18. 5 cms. Haydon better known for his failures rather than his successes is much maligned as an artist. He specialised in grand historical pictures, which were becoming unfashionable in