HENRY TONKS (BRITISH, 1862-1937)
The Sword Bearer
inscribed 'Our leaders in pursuit of Public Opinion/I say Grey, will you carry the sword for a bit/The Answer is in the negative we think it might create a bad effect on the/Neutrals/Nov:1916' (lower left)
watercolour, ink and pencil
25 x 35 cm. (9 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

Provenance
Mr. D.S.MacColl
Sale; Bonhams, London, 18 November 1997
With Pyms Gallery, London

Exhibited
London, Tate Gallery, Exhibition of Works by Professor Henry Tonks, 1936, cat.no.48
London, Pyms Gallery, British and Irish Works on Paper, 1900- 2000, London, 21 Jun–16 Jul 2004, cat.no.4 (col.ill)

Literature
Joseph Hone, The Life of Henry Tonks, William Heineman Ltd., London/Toronto, 1939, op.136 and 369