Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) reading at 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London
Helen Mary Elizabeth Allingham (Swadlincote 1848 - Haslemere 1926)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Measurements
5.5 in (H)5.5 in (W)
Collection
Carlyle's House, London
NT 263789
Summary
Pencil drawing and watercolour on paper, Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) reading at 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London by Helen Mary Elizabeth Allingham (Swadlincote 1848 - Haslemere 1926). Signed and dated 1878. He is in profile, wearing smoking cap and grey dressing gown. Seated in green leather armchair. Exhibition - Cheyne Walk and Thereabout, SL Bryan Pictures, 20A Cheyne Walk, SW3 1984. Gift of Kensington and Chelsea Centre, 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
signed and dated 1878
Makers and roles
Helen Mary Elizabeth Allingham (Swadlincote 1848 - Haslemere 1926), artist