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LODGE OLIVER: (1851-1940) British physicist, a pioneer in the science and technology that led to the development of radio. A fine and well-executed pencil drawing of Lodge by the artist S. N. Swamy, drawn on a 7 x 9 sheet of art paper, the image depicting Lodge in a profile head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Swamy') in pencil by the artist and also signed in fountain pen ink by Lodge, adding the date, March 1939, in his hand. Accompanied by a T.L.S., Oliver Lodge, one page, 8vo, Normanton House, Lake, near Salisbury, 24th March 1939, to S. N. Swamy, thanking him for the copies of his sketches of Albert Einstein and George Bernard Shaw, which he is pleased to have, and adding that he has signed Swamy's sketches, which he returns. Also including a fountain pen ink signature ('Oliver Lodge') on an oblong 12mo card. Some light overall age wear and minor foxing to the sketch, and the card with heavier staining, slightly affecting the signature. G to about VG, 3
S. N. Swamy (1911-1983) Indian artist, remembered for his portraits of Western personalities, perhaps the most well-known being that of Albert Einstein. Swamy's work is represented in the collection of the British Library.
