Beschreibung:

Strang (William, 1859-1929) Portrait of Will Hodson, silverpoint on prepared card, signed lower right, numbered '8' lower left, sheet 320 x 255 mm. (12 1/2 x 10 in), pinholes to corners, light surface dirt, unframed, [1899]; Portrait of Mrs Strang, bust-length looking to her left, graphite on cream machine-made wove paper, with watermark 'C. Volpini', signed lower right, sheet 280 x 205 mm. (11 x 8 1/8 in), some light spotting and surface dirt, unframed [circa 1900]. Provenance: Commissioned by Laurence W. Hodson (1864-1933); Thence by descent. ⁂ An original detailed receipt of drawings commissioned by Laurence W. Hodson from Strang is included with the lot. Between the years 1896 and 1905 Strang undertook 27 portrait drawings of the Hodsons and their close friends at a cost of £363.