Pencil on thin wove paper, 1905, signed with initials 'HL' upper left, dated and inscribed 'S.S. China/Australia to England', with label from Clayton-Liberatore Art Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. 7 1/2 x 4 in. (sheet).Note: Australian artist Hayley Lever moved to England in 1899 to pursue his career in the Fine Arts. In 1905, Lever returned to Australia where he painted landscapes and taught at an art academy for a short period. This drawing was made on the voyage back to St. Ives on the Cornish coast, where he married Aida Smith Gale. The image appears to be a self-portrait of Lever as it closely resembles the artist's features and the way he wore his moustache. Below the inscription are several erased words, one of which is 'Love'. Perhaps Lever drew this self-portrait with the intention of mailing it to his soon-to-be wife.