Publisher/Manufacturer: Chenil Gallery, Kings Road, Chelsea 1903 Etching in black on cream wove paper
164 x 97 mm. Loan: Gregynog, Davies sisters 1989
Proof. Second, (final) state. This particular print pre-dates the publication of an edition of 25 published, in the same state, by the Chenil Gallery in 1906. Ursula Tyrwhitt, born in Nazeing, Essex, was John's first girlfriend and a fellow student of his sister Gwen, and his first wife Ida, at the Slade. She went with Gwen John to study at the Atelier Colarossi in Paris - and for many years after their return to England they regularly corresponded. She was a member of the New England Art Club where she exhibited flower paintings
Portrait of a young woman, Ursula Tyrwhitt (1876-1966). She poses in a seated position with her head turned slightly to her left. She gazes further to her left. Her arms are rested on her lap with her right hand visible. She wears a dark dress with a deocrative white collar. Her hair is long and curly with a centre parting. Background left unworked except for hatching on the left. Drawn in fine detail with cross hatching and some limited stipple for the face
