Lot Essay
Prior was a war correspondent for a number of London papers in the late 19th Century.
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Melton Prior (1845-1910)
The Distribution of Alms to Refugees at Ragusa
signed 'Melton Prior' (recto) and inscribed 'Distributing Charitable funds to Hersegovina Refugees at Ragusa Melton Prior December 1875' (verso); black lead, grey wash, heightened with white on calque paper
255 x 425mm.; and two hundred and thirteen prints and drawings by various hands (214)
The Distribution of Alms to Refugees at Ragusa
signed 'Melton Prior' (recto) and inscribed 'Distributing Charitable funds to Hersegovina Refugees at Ragusa Melton Prior December 1875' (verso); black lead, grey wash, heightened with white on calque paper
255 x 425mm.; and two hundred and thirteen prints and drawings by various hands (214)