FREDERICK TREVELYAN GOODALL (1848-1871) PORTRAIT OF RUTH SPARROW DAUGHTER OF ARTHUR SPARROW?head and shoulders, signed and dated Augst 1868 - Jany '69,? signed again and inscribed with the title? artist's address on a label verso, coloured chalks, oval, 53 x 40.5cmExhibited: Royal Academy,? 1869,? No 804The son of Frederick Goodall RA,? the scarcity of Trevelyan's highly accomplished draughtsmanship is explained by his tragic death aged only 23.? Both he and his brother Howard had spent some weeks in Italy and were awaiting the arrival of their father in Capri.? The brothers were said to be fond of pistol shooting and according to a Times report of April 20th 1871, "After a slight refreshment, Howard took out his pistol to show it to the party who were seated on the rocks, when, from some misunderstanding as to its state, it went off and the ball passed through the body of the brother,? Mr Trevalyan Goodall...."Ruth Sparrow (1862-1911) was one of the daughters of the ironmaster Arthur Sparrow (1827-1898) of Upper Penn, Staffordshire and subsequently Preen Manor, Shropshire,? by his wife Emma Ruth Spencer Gratrix.? F T Goodall's portrait of? Ruth's elder sister Edith Sparrow (1853-1911) was also exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1869, No 817 In original unrestored condition, evident foxing to the drawing and mount, mid Victorian gilt frame and backboard original, frame with typical loss and accretion of dirt