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KittieFrederick Sandys 1829-1904Coloured chalks, drawn 1873Accession number WAG 2251
Presented to the Walker Art Gallery in 1911 by the sitter, Miss Ellen Ellis. Kittie was the nickname of Ellen Ellis, the step-daughter of Thomas Chappell, of the famous London firm of music publishers and piano manufacturers. Chappell commissioned several portraits of his family from Sandys. Frederick Sandys was a follower of the Pre-Raphaelites. His fanciful female heads such as Helen of Troy (Walker Art Gallery) show the influence of Rossetti. Sandys was a specialist in coloured chalk portraits, beautifully drawn with crisp clarity. Kittie is fashionably dressed in brown. She holds a fan and fondles the ear of her pug puppy. Behind is a decorative backdrop of oleander leaves. In this section
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