Lot 316: Captain John William Clayton, 19th Century

Captain John William Clayton, 19th Century
'The setting sun now beams more mildly bright, the shadows lenghtening with the morning light'; and 'In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant'
the second inscribed 'No 1. Pen and ink Drawing/by/Capt.J.W.Clayton F.R.G.S./14 Portman Square. London W./'In those vernal seasons of the year when/the air is calm and pleasant.' - Milton-' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pen and black ink
8 x 10½ in. (20.3 x 26.7 cm.); and smaller (2)

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