Study for 'A Noble Lady of Venice': Female Head

Study for 'A Noble Lady of Venice': Female Head

Drawing details

Title: Study for 'A Noble Lady of Venice': Female Head
Date: c.1865
Media: Black and white chalk on blue paper
Dimensions: 33.0 x 24.5 cm
Location: Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Picture credit: Art Gallery of South Australia
Reference number: 07D15

Description

Study for 'A Noble Lady of Venice': Female Head
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Study for the head of the female figure in the painting 'A Noble Lady of Venice' (c.1865, Leighton House Museum). Her hair is tied up, but her head is not wrapped in fabric, as in the finished work. 

Study for 'A Noble Lady of Venice': Female Head
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Bibliography

  • Ormond, LeonTe and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.156 (catalogue number 115) 

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