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Lord Leighton Frederic

30 works

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Lucia

possibly late 1870s

Woman in a dark robe leans against a classical column beside an urn and scattered leaves in a dusky garden.

Lachrymae

1894-95

Loose oil sketch of a robed figure rising in a pink sky while a young woman in drapery reaches toward a dark tree.

The Return of Persephone

ca. 1890-91

Three-panel study with classical figures, winged putti and gilded background in a dark wood frame.

Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room

ca. 1886

Engraving of a muscular man carrying heavy wooden gates on his shoulders over rocky ground, in strong black and white.

Samson Carrying the Gates, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

1881

Four figure studies in black and white chalk on tan paper, showing draped standing and seated figures in robes.

Figure Studies

1830

Pencil and white chalk study of a dancing draped woman beside three seated women in a classical garden setting.

Study for "Greek Girl Dancing"

c. 1867

Pencil study of a draped figure with flowing cloth, a veiled head, and a drapery fragment on pale paper.

Study for "The Wise and Foolish Virgins"

1830

Pencil drawing of figures in an arched Italian city setting, with a woman gesturing near a basin and a child and dog in front

Scene in an Italian City with Figures Near a Fountain

ca. 1849

Grey wash drawing of mourners gathered around a draped body in an arched composition, with a skull at the right edge.

A Burial Scene

ca. 1849

Pencil drawing of an artist pointing at a wall while a crowd of men, women, and children watches in an arched composition.

An Artist Drawing on Wall of a Church Watched by a Crowd

ca. 1849

Pencil and wash drawing of a robed speaker raising his arm before cloaked men, with a large female figure behind a fountain.

Speaker Addressing Male Figures Gathered at Night Around a Fountain

ca. 1849

Pencil and wash drawing of a bearded man on horseback with a monkey behind him, passing a crowd in a medieval town.

A Man and a Monkey Riding on Horseback

ca. 1849

Grey wash sketch of a baby in a bonnet with a rooster and dog, centered on an album page.

A Baby in 16th century Dress with a Rooster and a Dog

ca. 1849

Grey wash drawing of two children kneeling by a bed with a pale sheet in a dim room, one looking up.

A Deathbed Scene

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch in a circle of a seated shepherd with a winged cupid behind him and a ram beside him.

Cupid and a Shepherd

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch in a circle of a seated Venus with a winged Cupid leaning against her shoulder, with clouds behind.

Venus and Cupid

ca. 1849

Pencil drawing of four musical putti in a lunette frame, playing lute, violin and harp, one standing at centre.

Four Musical Putti

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch of a group of naked children in loose scribbled background lines, on a sketchbook page.

A Group of Children

ca. 1849

Pencil study on a sketchbook page: a large circle with flowing curved and horizontal lines crossing its interior.

Circular Diagram

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of a pelvic bone and a small figure at upper left, with the rest of the page blank.

A Flower

ca. 1849

Sketches of Figures

1840-60

Graphite sketchbook page with three studies of young children in varied poses, including a reaching child and a seated child.

Three Children

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch of three seated children on a sketchbook page, one wearing a round cap, with a handwritten Bruxelles note.

A Group of Seated Children

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure leaning forward with outstretched arm, with two small standing figures to the right.

Male Figure Study

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of two seated children, one lifting a large jar and one holding out a bowl.

Two Children

ca. 1849

Pencil sketch of a man with round spectacles and curly hair, head resting on a cushion, on a sketchbook page.

William Makepeace Thackeray

ca. 1850

Preliminary Studies for Portrait of William Makepeace Thackeray

ca. 1855

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat and frock coat seated on a balloon-back chair, legs crossed, on a sketchbook page.

Man Seated on a Chair

ca. 1855

Pencil sketch of a geometric chair-like form on an otherwise blank sketchbook page.

Geometrical Figure

ca. 1855

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