Studies of Male and Female Figures, a Decanter and a Lamp

Drawing details

Title: Studies of Male and Female Figures, a Decanter and a Lamp
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.19

Description

Page from a sketchbook. Left of sheet: study of a decanter. Centre left of sheet: head and shoulders study of a female figure, turned to the left. The figure is in contemporary dress. Centre of sheet: study of a decorative oil-burning table lamp. Right of sheet: full-length nude study of a male figure, turned to the left, holding a long handled, pronged fork in both hands. Upper right corner of sheet: study of the head of a male figure, probably representing the devil, in profile, facing to the left. 

Provenance

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

Related Paintings/Projects

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