*EDGAR ALBERT SLADE (1872-1963) 'Romilly John'

circa 1910, head and shoulders portrait study, signed lower right, pencil, 27.5cm x 22.5cm

Romilly John (1906-1986) was the son of Augustus John and Ida Nettleship. Slade's association with Augustus John came through his wife, Jessie McNeill, the sister of John's muse, and later common-law wife, Dorelia.