Study of a Figure

Drawing details

Title: Study of a Figure
Date: c.1872-73
Media: Silverpoint on paper
Dimensions: 12.3 x 7.2 cm
Location: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Picture credit: Courtesy of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund
Reference number: 1946.35.27

Interpretation

This may be the very first idea for Leighton's most successful sculpture, 'Athlete Struggling with a Python' (c.1874-77, Tate).

Description

Page from a sketchbook. Possibly an early idea for the sculpture 'Athlete Struggling with a Python' (c.1874-77, Tate). 

Provenance

Purchased by the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, from Geoffrey Steele (antiquarian bookseller, c.1907-2000) from his bookshop at RFD 1, Mahopac, New York, in 1946 for $6.00.