Gelatin silver print on card, with the artist's inkstamp and inscribed 'Stuart Preston, better known as the "Immortal Sargeant"--see Evelyn Waugh and Jane Lee-Milnes memoirs' on the reverse.

13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in (sheet), 20 x 18 in. (frame).

Note: Stuart Preston was an art critic for The New York Times. Preston and Richardson maintained regular correspondence through letters while Richardson was living in France. In the forward to his book The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Richardson wrote that he relied on these letters during the course of writing his memoir.  Preston died in 2005 at the age of 89.

The card with splits and losses. Craquelure in the surface of the print. Tears at places at the edges.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.