Study for 'Tragic Poetess': Female Figure

Study for 'Tragic Poetess': Female Figure

Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Tragic Poetess': Female Figure
Date: c.1889
Media: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: 30.0 x 23.8 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/0781
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower right "Study for the Poetess" in pencil. Stamped lower left "LLC" encircled, in black ink. Inscribed on reverse of backing board, centre "533" encircled, in blue biro, crossed out in blue biro.

Description

Study for 'Tragic Poetess': Female Figure
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Provenance

Study for 'Tragic Poetess': Female Figure
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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 

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