LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

10.63 in. (27.00 cm.) (height) by 8.66 in. (22.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

titled 'Nicandra' on reverse

Exhibited:

London, Grosvenor Gallery, 1879, no.104

Literature:

Ernest Rhys, Frederic Lord Leighton - An Illustrated Record of his Life and Work, 1898, p.127,Mrs Russell Barrington, The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton, 1906, p.388,Leonee and Richard Ormond, Lord Leighton, 1975, p.165, cat. no.264

Provenance:

with Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., London,with J S Maas & Co Ltd., London, 1973, bought by the present owner,Private collection, UK