MARCUS STONE, R.A. | A REVERIE

Donated by the artist to the Artists War Fund to be sold, Christie's, London, 24 February 1900, lot 147;

Sotheby's, London, 28 September 1988, lot 177, where purchased by the present owner

London, Guildhall Art Gallery, Artists War Fund Exhibition, 1900

This picture was the artist's contribution to the Artists War Fund sale, which raised £12,200 for survivors and widows of the Boer War. Among the three-hundred contributions were John William Waterhouse's Destiny (Townley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley) and Frank Dicksee's Stella (sold in these rooms 14 July 2016, lot 18).