Study of a Donkey and a Figure

Drawing details

Title: Study of a Donkey and a Figure
Date: c.1845
Media: Pencil on white paper
Dimensions: 13.2 x 21.0 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/1135 p.6
Inscriptions: Both sketches inscribed "Copied" underneath, in the artist's hand.

Description

Page from a sketchbook. Upper half of sheet: study of the head of a donkey or mule, in profile, facing to the left. The study is drawn sideways. Lower half of sheet: full-length study of a figure leaning back against a stake. The stake is also indicated. 

Provenance

Collection of Coghlan Briscoe; presented to Leighton House Museum by Briscoe in 1930 

Related Paintings/Projects

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