Jessie Marion King (British, 1875-1949) And being weary she sat down under a chestnut tree to rest 25 x 20 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION OF WORKS BY JESSIE M. KING AND ANNIE FRENCHJessie Marion King (British, 1875-1949)And being weary she sat down under a chestnut tree to rest signed 'JESSIE M KING' (lower right)pen, ink and watercolour25 x 20 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)This was the original design for the illustration of The Star-Child, a story by Oscar Wilde, in House of Pomegranates, published by Methuen and Co., London, 1915, facing p.142.First published in 1891, House for Pomegranates was a collection of fairy stories written to follow The Happy Prince and Other Tales, published in 1888. King's illustrations signify a stylistic departure for the artist, whose previous work had been more tonally subdued.ProvenanceSale; Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 26 October 2016, lot 250