DrawingsBritish19th century

Sketchbook

c. 1872-1873

Artists

Frederic LeightonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ribbed-leather covers, remains of strap, stylus sleeve; fifty-eight pages of prepared paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

7.2 x 12.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[Geoffrey Steele's Bookshop, Mahopac, NY], sold; to Fogg Art Museum 1946

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