Study for 'Clytemnestra': Head of Clytemnestra

Study for 'Clytemnestra': Head of Clytemnestra

Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Clytemnestra': Head of Clytemnestra
Date: c.1873
Media: Black and white chalk on blue paper
Dimensions: 18.9 x 16.6 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/0495
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower right "Roman mother" in pencil. Stamped lower left "LLC" encircled, in black ink. Inscribed on reverse, centre "449" encircled, in pencil, crossed out in pencil.

Description

Study for 'Clytemnestra': Head of Clytemnestra
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Study for the head of the female figure in the painting 'Clytemnestra' (c.1874, Leighton House Museum). The figure differs from the finished painting as the band around the forehead is not seen in the painted version. 

Provenance

Study for 'Clytemnestra': Head of Clytemnestra
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Bequeathed by the artist to his sisters, Mrs. Augusta Matthews (n+e Augusta Neunburg Leighton, 1835-1919) and Mrs. Alexandra Orr (n+e Alexandra Leighton, 1828-1903); purchased by the Fine Art Society in 1896; collection of Leighton House Museum 

Bibliography

  • Ormond, Leon+e and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.157 (listed under catalogue number 130) 

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'Clytemnestra from the Battlements of Argos Watches for the Beacon Fires which are to Announce the Return of Agamemnon' 'Clytemnestra from the Battlements of Argos Watches for the Beacon Fires which are to Announce the Return of Agamemnon'
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