Four small Harrods Air Mail notepads containing loose pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures. Two volumes are annotated on the cover by Lady Richardson. One includes the following note: All these drawn by RR from the back of the eye, seen in his minds eye, at the Haymarket ...
A small Basildon Bond White notepad containing loose pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures, labelled as 1965 card. This folder also includes a partially coloured ink drawing labelled Mu as Titania 64 and signed illegibly with the date. This may not be by Ralph.
A small notepad with missing cover containing loose ink drawings by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures. This folder also includes a partially coloured ink drawing on the back of a lunch menu from the Hotel Metropole, depicting Brighton pier.
Sketchpad of ink drawings and notes on acquaintances of Oscar Wilde
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A small notepad with missing cover containing ink drawings and notes by Ralph Richardson, regarding men connected to the trial of Oscar Wilde. Each page depicts a sketch of one of the men with notes about their relationship to Wilde and queries about their character.
A series of loose pages of pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson. These mostly depict figures, many seemingly in scenes from plays, but include a painting of three fishes with human heads in a goldfish bowl, and a a charcoal drawing of a face labelled Shylock. This folder also includes a list of p...
Five undated, small Basildon Bond White notepads containing loose pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures. One notebook is missing its cover.
Four undated, small Basildon Bond White notepads containing loose pencil sketches by Ralph Richardson, mostly depicting figures. One sketch in one volume dated to 1964.