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Tom ROBERTS | Untitled. Study of a male head [recto]; not titled [three studies of female with arms outstretched] [verso]

Tom ROBERTS
 England 1856 – Kallista 1931 AD
Australia from 1869; England, Europe 1881- 85, 1903-23

Untitled. Study of a male head [recto]; not titled [three studies of female with arms outstretched] [verso] c.1901 , drawing in black pencil [recto]; drawing in tan conté crayon [verso]
25.0 (h) x 20.8 (w) cm , no manufacturer's mark
no inscriptions.
Reference: Topliss (1985), 371j National Gallery of Australia, Canberra NGA 1972.485.7AB Purchased 1972

Sir Arthur Lawley (1868–1932) was a retired military captain. At the time of this drawing, he had recently been appointed Governor of Western Australia. Born in London, he was sworn into office just days before travelling to Melbourne for the opening of the first Australian parliament. By 1902, Lawley had been appointed the Lieutenant-Governor of Transvaal, South Africa.