Lot Essay
Adelaide Sartoris (1814(?)-1879), the daughter of the actor Charles Kemble, and a celebrated soprano, became Leighton's closest friend and muse after meeting him in Rome in February 1853.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A. (1830-1896)
Mrs. Edward Sartoris seated in a Landscape with a Child
Details
Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A. (1830-1896)
Mrs. Edward Sartoris seated in a Landscape with a Child
pencil on tracing paper
2¾ x 2 1/8 in. (7.4 x 5.2 cm.)
Mrs. Edward Sartoris seated in a Landscape with a Child
pencil on tracing paper
2¾ x 2 1/8 in. (7.4 x 5.2 cm.)
Provenance
Agnew's, London