Study of a young woman, for 'Under the Plane Tree' from George Eliot's 'Romola'

Details

Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896)
Study of a young woman, for 'Under the Plane Tree' from George Eliot's 'Romola'
black and white chalk on blue paper
11 ¼ x 17 ¼ in. (28.6 x 43.8 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie’s , London, 7 June 1996, lot 563.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 11 November 1998, lot 286.
with The Leicester Galleries, London.
with Peter Nahum, London, where purchased by the present owners.

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Lot Essay

The present drawing relates to the tenth chapter of Romola in which Tito, is distracted from a more important mission when he rescues the child Tessa from a carnival crowd and falls asleep while keeping her company.

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