Archibald Thorburn F.Z.S Pencil Study Of Ducks Circa.1900 Chateau Chantilly Drawn on thick laid paper

Drawn on thick laid paper some surface grubbiness and marking from old album mounting

short repaired tear upper right

To  the mounted image

particularly his genre pictures of children and his intimate portrait drawings

Archibald Thorburn F.Z.S Pencil Study Of Ducks Circa.1900 Chateau Chantilly Drawn on thick laid paperArchibald Thorburn F. Z. S 1860 1935. Scottish School. Pencil Study of Ducks. Graphite on wove paper laid onto backing card, some age related discoloration to no real detriment. 10. 5 by 9. 5cms. A son of the eminent Victorian portrait miniaturist Robert Thorburn; Archibald Thorburn studied at St John's Wood School of Art. With further study under the German wildlife illustrator Joseph Wolf. He firmly established his reputation after producing 268