Studies of Seated Figures, Algiers

Drawing details

Title: Studies of Seated Figures, Algiers
Date: c.1895
Media: Pencil on white paper
Dimensions: 7.7 x 11.7 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/1136 p.6 verso & 7
Inscriptions: None

Interpretation

Leighton was suffering from angina when he travelled from his home in Holland Park Road, Kensington to Algiers for the second time, almost a year before his death in 1895. 'The Times' reported: "It was stated last night at Holland-Park-Road that the latest news received from Algiers, where Sir Frederic Leighton has gone for the benefit of his health, was to the effect that there was no change in his condition." ['The Time', 'Court Circular', Tuesday, 07 May 1895, p. 5, issue 34570, column F]

Description

Page from a sketchbook. Studies of seated figures. The figures at the top of page 6 appear to be in European dress. The remaining figures are in Algerian dress. 

Provenance

Swann Gallery, New York 

Related Paintings/Projects

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