Composition

Study for 'The Little Forge' (G.141), British Museum

The Little Forge (G141 I), touched proof, New York Public Library, Avery Collection

The Little Forge (G141 VII), Freer Gallery of Art

This is a study for the drypoint The Little Forge, Liverpool [141]. The image is reversed in printing. Reproduced here is an early touched proof and a later, seventh state of the drypoint.

Conservation History

It was drawn on a heavy weight paper, similar to that used for Study for 'The Blue Girl: Portrait of Miss Elinor Leyland' [M.0519], which is on the same page in the Alexander album. Both may have been cut from a single sheet, possibly in a sketchbook.