Lot 73: JOHN FURLEY LEWIS, 1867-1939 JAMES KEIR HARDIE, 1902

Silver Print, with the photographer's fleur-de-lys decorated monogram and '1902' in the negative, mounted on brown paper, the mount with photographer's 'Furley Lewis/Stratford Studios./Kensington. W.' and fleur-de-lys decorated monogram blindstamps, the print inscribed 'Yours in true fellowship/J. Keir Hardie/2.1.1903' in ink in the image, framed and glazed, not inspected out of frame,

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES

For another print of this image in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, see T. Pepper 1998, p. 33.
CATALOGUE NOTE

James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), elected to parliament in 1892, went on to become, in 1906, the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party. His dedication on this portrait is infused with the spirit of his politics.

John Furley Lewis was inspired to take up professional photography by the example of Frederick Hollyer. For biographies of both Keir Hardie and Furley Lewis see T. Pepper 1998, pp. 33 & 92.

209 by 156mm