Lot Essay
This watercolour is a replica of an oil of the same title, executed in 1875 and now in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. The oil was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1875, no. 493, and at the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition of the same year, no. 119.
Another watercolour entitled The Poor Relation was sold at Sotheby's Chester, 26 April 1990, lot 3097, but its composition differs from that of the present drawing.
Another watercolour entitled The Poor Relation was sold at Sotheby's Chester, 26 April 1990, lot 3097, but its composition differs from that of the present drawing.