Selene
Anthony 'Frederick' Augustus Sandys (Norwich 1829 – London 1904)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1869 - 1900
Materials
Coloured chalks, on blue paper faded to grey
Measurements
780 x 710 mm
Order this imageCollection
Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214766
Summary
Coloured chalk drawing on blue paper faded to grey, Selene by Anthony 'Frederick' Augustus Sandys (Norwich 1829 – London 1904), signed, top left, in blue chalk: F. Sandys. The head of a woman in chalk framed against a moon whom Selene was the goddess of.
Provenance
Purchased from Mr Arthur Grogan (1924 - 2011), 1983
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: SELENE [in Gothic script] A.F.A. Sandys
Makers and roles
Anthony 'Frederick' Augustus Sandys (Norwich 1829 – London 1904), artist