William Jabez Muckley (1837-1905)
The Village School
signed and dated 'W.J. Muckley 1868' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and with gum arabic on paper laid down on linen
17¾ x 25 5/8 in. (45.1 x 65.1 cm.)
Exhibited
Possibly London, Royal Academy, 1869, no. 667, as 'The Young Student'.
Lot Essay
The Young Student was noted for its 'fine quality' in the review of the 1869 RA exhibition in the Art Journal of that year.