Details
Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., (1858-1904)
R Abdullah, The Snake Charmer
signed, inscribed and dated lower right Arthur Melville,
Bagdad 1883 and inscribed lower left Abdullah the Snake Charmer
& inscribed on label on the reverse. No.2 "Abdullah, The Snake Charmer" Arthur Melville, 2 Streatford Avenue, Kensington, London W. The property of R. Strathearn Esq., Edinburgh.
watercolour and gum arabic heightened with scratching out,
20¼ x 14¼in. (51.4 x 36.3cm.)
R Abdullah, The Snake Charmer
signed, inscribed and dated lower right Arthur Melville,
Bagdad 1883 and inscribed lower left Abdullah the Snake Charmer
& inscribed on label on the reverse. No.2 "Abdullah, The Snake Charmer" Arthur Melville, 2 Streatford Avenue, Kensington, London W. The property of R. Strathearn Esq., Edinburgh.
watercolour and gum arabic heightened with scratching out,
20¼ x 14¼in. (51.4 x 36.3cm.)
Provenance
Robert Strathearn Esq.,
Literature
Agnes E. MacKay, Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., (1855-1904), Leigh-on-Sea, 1951, p.125
Exhibited
Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, Annual Exhibition, 1890 No.70
London, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours 1906 No. 89
London, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours 1906 No. 89