Photograph of a Study for an Illustration for 'Romola': 'The First Kiss', Composition

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Drawing details

Title: Photograph of a Study for an Illustration for 'Romola': 'The First Kiss', Composition
Date: 1862-63
Media: Photographic reproduction
Dimensions: 16.7 x 10.9 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/1746
Inscriptions: None

Description

Photographic reproduction of a study for the composition of the illustration 'The First Kiss' for George Elliot's novel 'Romola' (first published 1862-63, 'Cornhill Magazine'). 

Provenance

Purchased by of Leighton House Museum through Ian Hodgkins & Co. Ltd., Stroud (book dealer) from 'Catalogue 53, Autumn/Winer 1990' in January 1991 (lot 147) 

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