'Boy with a Shield Holding a Vase'

Painting details

Title: 'Boy with a Shield Holding a Vase'
Date: c.1869
Media: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 160 x 69 cm
Location: Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro

Description

Full-length standing male figure, facing the viewer. The head is turned slightly to the right. The figure's left arm is raised up and the forearm rests on the figure's forehead. The right arm is holds a vase and a thin tree branch. A shield is visible on the figure's back and it is visible to the right of the canvas. The figure is nude except for drapery around the waist and right shoulder.

Provenance

Presented to the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro by Lady Durning, in 1915

Bibliography

• Jones, Stephen et al., 'Frederic Leighton', Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1996, p.216. Ormond, LeonTe and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.160, catalogue number 191, plate 109