George Price Boyce - Edward Filliger, Study of a Boy, seated

Signed with initials, inscribed ‘Edward Filliger, Hastings’ and dated Aug. ’50’; pencil, 7½ × 5½ ins

Provenance: Philip Street, the artist’s nephew, thence by descent.

Boyce lived in Chelsea and was a neighbour and friend of Rossetti, so he moved in
Pre-Raphaelite circles. Originally an architect, Boyce was encouraged to take up
watercolour by David Cox. He concentrated on landscapes and buildings mainly,
and his watercolours are now highly prized for their delicate Pre-Raphaelite colour
and detail. As these drawings reveal, he was also an accomplished draughtsman