Studies of a Dog and a Mule's Head

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Drawing details

Title: Studies of a Dog and a Mule's Head
Date: 1845-52
Media: Pencil on white paper
Dimensions: 7.3 x 13.1 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/1032
Inscriptions: None

Interpretation

This study was presented to Leighton House Museum by the grandson of Leighton's last valet, Sandercock, in 1958.

Description

Left of sheet: full-length study of a seated dog with back to viewer. The front paws reach to the left and the nose is raised. The dog has short hair. Right of sheet: study of the head and shoulders of a standing mule, facing to the right. 

Provenance

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); presented by Matthews to Mr. Sandercock in c.1896; by descent to his son, T. C. Sandercock; presented to Leighton House Museum by T. C. Sandercock in 1958 

Exhibition history

• 19 September 2005 to 09 December 2005, 'The Leighton Drawings Project: A Preview', Leighton House Museum, London