An original late 19th-century watercolour painting, E.M. Larzarus, Spanish Mandolin Player.

This impressive large watercolour depicts a Don Juan or Don Giovanni-type character playing the mandolin. The figure's stance against the stone wall and his upward gaze indicate that he is serenading a woman at a window above; the nobleman's ornate clothing, the decorative architecture and the loose style of paint application all contribute to the painting's sense of romance.

The romantic and chivalrous literary-historical subject and the palette of russet oranges and turquoise-blues evokes the work of late Pre-Raphaelites such as Evelyn de Morgan and John William Waterhouse.

On watercolour paper.