John Absolon Watercolour Study Of A North African Woman Interior decoation or Books Exchang'd

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John Absolon Watercolour Study Of A North African Woman Interior decoation or Books Exchang'dAttr. John Absolon (1815 1895) British School Mid 19th. Century. Watercolour and pencil drawing. A study of a North African Woman, Inscribed on a label verso, 25. 4 x 10. 8cms. Provenance: with William Drummond, Covent Garden Gallery London. A child prodigy, John Absolon began his career as a scene painter for the theatres of Drury Lane and Covent Garden. From 1835 he spent four years in Paris, where he studied the technique of miniature painting. On