View of a garden and buildings

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Drawing details

Artist: Formerly attributed to Leighton, Lord, Frederic (1830-1896), Baron of Stretton, P.R.A., painter and sculptor
Title: View of a garden and buildings
Date: 1852-55
Media: Pencil and watercolour on white paper
Dimensions: 41.0 x 29.5 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/0437 p.22
Inscriptions: Inscribed in German lower right "Genf" in pencil which translates as "Geneva", possibly in the artist's hand.

Description

Page from a sketchbook. View from an elevated position of a garden. In the centre is a single large tree with a group of trees at the far right. At the extreme left is the parapet of a retaining wall that curves around and the view is from the top of this wall. The garden is overlooked by a large Italianate building located at the centre and upper left. 

Provenance

Presented to Leighton House Museum by 1926