With date stamp: 4 June 1932

Pencil, 40 by 17 cm (15 ¾ by 6 ¾ ins)

The stamp on this drawing dates it to Clark’s third year as a student at the Royal Academy Schools. Drawing was a major part of the training there with Thomas Monnington as drawing master during Clark’s time. Monnington had been a Rome Scholar in the previous decade and had a background in extremely rigorous draughtsmanship.