Study for 'Sibyl': Drapery

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Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Sibyl': Drapery
Date: c.1888
Media: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: 33.1 x 24.6 cm
Location: Royal Academy of Arts, London
Picture credit: Royal Academy of Arts, London
Reference number: 04/632
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower centre "Sibyl" in pencil.

Description

Study of a length of fabric draped over some scrolls for the painting 'Sibyl' (c.1889, private collection). This detail can be seen on the lower right hand corner of the painting next to the chair. 

Provenance

Bequeathed by the artist to his sisters, Mrs. Augusta Matthews (nTe Augusta Neunburg Leighton, 1835-1919) and Mrs. Alexandra Orr (nTe Alexandra Leighton, 1828-1903); presented to the Royal Academy of Arts, London by Matthews and Orr in 1896 

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