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William's sketchbook
Fiona and Emma Cullen-Ward have shared with us a marvellous sketchbook which belonged to the talented artist-soldier William Prior -see William Augustus Murray Prior. When William died, the sketchbook went to his father who has written his name inside 'Captain Prior 1845'. The sketchbook is rather battered and a little larger than an A4 paper and around 4cm thick. The following reproductions (in the order they appear in the book) show why it was so treasured.
Is this a battlefield allegory with the British lion overhead?
William has initialed (W.P.) this fine painting of cows and dated it 1832.
these are copies of sketches by Honoré Daumier of the 'Home Nurse' and 'Grocer', c.1840-41. For more see Daumier's Paris