Study for 'Perseus on Pegasus Hastening': Head od Perseus, Head of Medusa

Study for 'Perseus on Pegasus Hastening': Head od Perseus, Head of Medusa

Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Perseus on Pegasus Hastening': Head od Perseus, Head of Medusa
Date: c.1895
Media: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: 36.8 x 25.8 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/0802
Inscriptions: Stamped lower left corner "LLC" encircled, in black ink. Inscribed on reverse of backing board, centre "60" encircled, in pencil, has been erased. Inscribed on reverse of backing board, lower right "PERSEUS / AND / ANDROMEDA" encircled, in pencil.

Description

Study for 'Perseus on Pegasus Hastening': Head od Perseus, Head of Medusa
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Provenance

Study for 'Perseus on Pegasus Hastening': Head od Perseus, Head of Medusa
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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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