Two designs for tiles in one frame (with Hero), water-colour, white on blue ground. Drawn for Mr. Murray Marks, and intended to be carried out in Holland. One inscribed LVNA ...
These watercolours (with Hero) could initially have been conceived as tile designs dating from the 1860s. It has been suggested the kneeling figure might relate to the story of Hero and Leander, with Hero kneeling to light the flame that would guide Leander across the Hellespont.
Possibly drawn for Mr. Murray Marks, as part of a set, Murray Marks (1840 - 1918). Dutch art dealer and collector who was closely involved with and supplied collectors such as Sir Henry Thompson and Frederick Leyland, with blue and white china and dealt in the works of Whistler. His Company flourished by dealing in furniture and interior decoration catering to the demand of the rising Aesthetic Movement.