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The volume originally belong to William Clough, who was an official at the bank.  His autographed signature is on the fly-leaf, and the title is in his writing.\n\nE.3694-1927 is described as 'Last drawing done in the bank 1872'.  E.3695-1927 is a portion of a letter written to Wm. Clough from 46 Gt. Russell Street, London, W. C. on the 3/4 Dec. 1872, and is headed with a self-portrait of the artistworking by the aid of Ozokerit candles during a strike of gasmen. Caldecott left the bank in 1872 and was working on illustrations for 'London Society' and other periodicals.\n\nThe volume also contains one lithograph (E.3696-1927) of a boy looking at three horses, 'drawn in Oxford Road opposite the end of High St., to illustrate a paper against the Bearing rein'.","physicalDescription":"Pen and black ink sketch of a man leaning against a lamp-post. He is wearing a top hat, jacket, waistcoat, shirt, trousers and black shoes. His left arm is wrapped around the lampost. Underneath on a separate piece of paper is written in pencil, 'Last drawing done in the Bank 1872'.\n\nThis drawing is within an album of 40 early sketches, compiled by William Clough. 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