Lot 301: William MacDuff (fl.1846-1879)

William MacDuff (fl.1846-1879)
A plea for ragged schools

"Out in the snow
by winter night o'ertaken
on the cold step he sits. His head bent low
by all but god forgotten and forsaken."
inscribed 'A Plea for ragged schools./by Wυm Macduff/....., Cramond/υnυr Edinburgh' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas, laid on board
31 x 25 in. (78.7 x 63.5 cm.)