Jan 21
The Engraving (Mary Spencer Edwards)
Artist: Ambrose McEvoy (British, 1877-1927)
Date: Exhibited 1901
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Private Collection
Description
The Engraving is Ambrose McEvoy’s first portrayal of his wife-to-be, Mary Spencer Edwards, painted in his Chelsea studio at 24 Danvers Street, off Cheyne Walk. It has only recently reappeared after forty years in a private collection.
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