Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S

Sotheby's, Belgravia, 10 June 1975, lot 45;
Private collection

The sheet has been laid down on card and is slightly undulating. There are areas of minor craquelure to what appears to be gum arabic, notably in the lower portion of the work. There are some minor specks of surface dirt scattered throughout. Held in decorative gilded Watts style frame (possibly original) and is under glass. Please note that the work has been examined out of its frame.
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This Italianate watercolour is likely to date from the early 1850s and shares elements in common with The Death of Brunelleschi of 1851 (Leighton House) and the famous Cimabue's Madonna (Royal Collection).