DrawingsBritish19th century

Study for "Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna Carried in Procession"

c. 1855

Artists

Frederic LeightonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and white gouache on beige laid paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18.2 x 43 cm (7 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Eduard J. von Steinle, Frankfurt am Main (L. 2312a). John Postle Heseltine(?), sale [Sotheby's, London, May 27-29, 1935, lot 431]. Martin Birnbaum for Grenville L. Winthrop, Oct. 23, 1935; bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, 1943

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