English School c.1770

English School c.1770

Design for The Dolphin Society's invitation card

Pencil, pen and brown ink, and blue wash

11.5 x 17.2cm; 4¼ x 6¾in

Provenance:

From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)

The Dolphin Society was formed in 1749 in memory of Edward Colston, and served both as a political society for the Tories, but also as a charitable one, giving annuities to the aged and deserving poor in Bristol.