'Head of a Girl'

Painting details

Title: 'Head of a Girl'
Date: c.1893
Media: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35.0 x 25 cm
Location: Royal Collection, Windsor
Picture credit: Courtesy of Leighton House Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (illustrated from a photogravure)

Interpretation

The model for this painting may have been Mary Lloyd, who modelled for Leighton in the 1890s. The painting is not much larger than the study for it at Leighton House Museum (reference number LHO/D/0893).

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Description

Head and shoulders of a female figure, in profile, facing to the left. Ribbons are wrapped around her hair.

Provenance

Collection of Leighton House Museum

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