John Lavery sketch of Roger Casement appeal for auction

The work is a study for Lavery’s painting The Court of Criminal Appeal London which focuses on the controversial trial of Roger Casement

'The Hearing of the Appeal of Sir Roger Casement', a Study by John Lavery (1856-1941).

A never-been-seen publicly, on-the-spot sketch by Sir John Lavery of The Hearing of the Appeal of Sir Roger Casement in 1916 comes up at Dreweatts Modern and Contemporary Art sale on March 13 with an estimate of £15,000-£25,000. 

It is a study for Lavery’s grand painting   TheCourt of Criminal Appeal London, 1916 (Government Art Collection), which is an encapsulation of the high drama surrounding the controversial trial of Roger Casement CMG (1864-1916), hanged for his participation in the nationalist revolt in Dublin in 1916.