Study for 'Clytie': Composition

Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Clytie': Composition
Date: c.1895-96
Media: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: 18.3 x 16.1 cm
Location: The British Museum, London
Picture credit: The Trustees of The British Museum, London
Reference number: 1897,0512.25
Inscriptions: Stamped lower left "LLC" encircled, in black ink.

Description

Study for the composition of the painting 'Clytie' (c.1895-96, private collection). The composition is essentially the same as that of the finished work, apart from a slight difference in the shape of the drapery in the ground. 

Provenance

Bequeathed by the artist to his sisters, Mrs. Augusta Matthews (nTe Augusta Neunburg Leighton, 1835-1919) and Mrs. Alexandra Orr (nTe Alexandra Leighton, 1828-1903); purchased by the Fine Art Society in 1896; purchased from the Fine Art Society by The British Museum, London in 1897 (with 30 others drawings for a total of ú300) 

Bibliography

• 'Guide to an Exhibition of Drawings and Sketches by Old Masters and Deceased Artists of the English School, principally acquired between 1895 and 1901', British Museum, London, 1901, catalogue number B 276
• Gere, Charlotte, et al., 'A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton', Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 2006, p.110 catalogue number 6.10 (illustrated)
• Ormond, LeonTe and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.173 (listed under catalogue number  

Exhibition history

• 1901, 'Drawings and Sketches by Old Masters and Deceased Artists of the English School, Principally Acquired Between 1895 and 1901', The British Museum, London, catalogue number B 276
• 08 November 2006 to 25 February 2007, 'A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton', Leighton House Museum, London, catalogue number 6.10