Title:
Studies for 'Music' and 'The Dance': Female Figures Date:
c.1882 Media:
Black and white chalk on brown paper Dimensions:
28.4 x 37 cm Location: The William Morris Gallery, London Picture credit:
The William Morris Gallery, London Reference number:
Br D 28
Upper half of sheet: four studies for the reclining female figures in the painting 'The Dance' (c.1881-83, Leighton House Museum). Lower left of sheet: full-length study for the group of two girls to the right of the painting 'Music' (c.1883-85, Leighton House Museum). Lower right of sheet: full-length study of the group of three girls singing, to the left of the painting 'Music'. Lower centre of sheet: full-length study for the same group of three singing girls. The heads of the girls are bowed further than in the finished painting.