Study of a Female Head

Drawing details

Title: Study of a Female Head
Date: c.1893
Media: Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper
Dimensions: 18.5 x 13.4 cm
Location: Royal Library, Windsor
Picture credit: The Royal Collection (c) 2005, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Reference number: 14286
Inscriptions: Signed and dated "Fred Leighton 1893" in black chalk. Stamped lower right "GR" embossed.

Interpretation

This drawing may be an alternative study for 'Corinna of Tanagra' (c.1893, Leighton House Museum).

Description

Study of the head and shoulders of a female figure. The shoulders face to the left and the figure looks over the left shoulder to face the viewer. The eyes looks up and to the right. There are frills of fabric across the right shoulder, and a length of fabric is draped over the left shoulder. There is a wreath of leaves around the head. The hair is short, or tied up, and curly. 

 

Bibliography

• Miller, Delia, 'The Victorian Watercolours and Drawings in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen', Philip Wilson Publishers, London, 1995, p.543 (catalogue number 3337)