Greenaway, Kate

A pair of drawings of girls with muffs, the first being a pencil sketch of a girl in profile (14 1/4  x 10 1/4  in.; 360 x 265 mm, sight), perched on a chair, annotated with notes on color together with the finished color print 7 x 5 in.; 130 mm, sight). And with: An ink wash drawing of a girl with a bonnet and muff (14 x 9 in.; 360 x 230 mm, sight). And with: A full-length pencil portrait of a young girl Matted, glazed, and framed.

The second drawing: J. Schiller Ltd. (purchased from the artist’s grand-niece)

A pair of drawings of girls with muffs, the first being a pencil sketch of a girl in profile (14 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.; 360 x 265 mm, sight), perched on a chair, annotated with notes on color together with the finished color print (7 x 5 in.; 130 mm, sight). And with: An ink wash drawing of a girl with a bonnet and muff (14 x 9 in.; 360 x 230 mm, sight). Matted, glazed, and framed.
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The ink wash drawing, which was purchased from the artist’s grand-niece, is most likely of Greenaway’s favorite niece and model, Catherine Dadd (cf.  Engen, p. 213).