Studies for 'The Golden Stairs': one figure study holding the neck of a trumpet, traditionally identified as Mary Gladstone; and three studies of draped sleeves, one with a partially cropped female figure study

Mary Gladstone (1847-1927) was the daughter of the Prime Minister William Gladstone, and also his advisor and private secretary from 1880 until his retirement in 1894.

See lot 15 for information about The Golden Stairs and the provenance for this lot.