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Studies of Seated Figures, Algiers

Studies of Seated Figures, Algiers
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Title: Studies of Seated Figures, Algiers
Date: c1895
Media: Pencil on white paper
Dimensions: 7.7 x 11.7 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum
Interpretation: Leighton was suffering from angina when he travelled from his home in Holland Park Road, Kensington to Algiers for the second time, almost a year before his death in 1895. 'The Times' reported: "It was stated last night at Holland-Park-Road that the latest news received from Algiers, where Sir Frederic Leighton has gone for the benefit of his health, was to the effect that there was no change in his condition." ['The Time', 'Court Circular', Tuesday, 07 May 1895, p. 5, issue 34570, column F]
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