Nude Female Drummer, Study for "La Révolution" | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1986.396
People: Valentine Cameron Prinsep, British (1838-1904)
Previously attributed to Frederic Leighton, British (Scarborough England 1830 - 1896 London England)
Title: Nude Female Drummer, Study for "La Révolution"
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1896
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/294707

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and white chalk on brown wove paper

Dimensions

36.4 x 28 cm (14 5/16 x 11 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower left, graphite: Lord Leighton R.A.
inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 29 [encircled]
(not assigned): verso, lower right, graphite: Lord Leighton PRA 1830-1896 / Lord Leighton

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Estate of Isabella Grandin, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1986

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Estate of Isabella Grandin
Accession Year: 1986
Object Number: 1986.396
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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