Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Portrait of Theodore Byard in the Upper Room, the Garrick Club, 1923
inscribed 'Scene: The upper room in the Garrick Club./Time: Late afternoon of July 6th 1923. (Thermometer 85 in the shade.)' (lower centre) and further inscribed 'Ere! Are you Mr. Byard?/Well, there's a gent around the/corner as wants ter dror a/droring of yer! Hup you get!' [sic] (upper centre)
pen and brown ink with brown, pink and grey wash, on buff paper
7 x 12¼ in. (17.8 x 31.1 cm.)
Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Portrait of Theodore Byard in the Upper Room, the Garrick Club, 1923
inscribed 'Scene: The upper room in the Garrick Club./Time: Late afternoon of July 6th 1923. (Thermometer 85 in the shade.)' (lower centre) and further inscribed 'Ere! Are you Mr. Byard?/Well, there's a gent around the/corner as wants ter dror a/droring of yer! Hup you get!' [sic] (upper centre)
pen and brown ink with brown, pink and grey wash, on buff paper
7 x 12¼ in. (17.8 x 31.1 cm.)