Lot 32
  • 32

William Leighton Leitch

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • William Leighton Leitch
  • The Villa Fountain
  • inscribed on stretcher, verso: W. L. Leitch, Torrington Place, Hampton Road
  • oil on canvas, in a British Baroque revival moulded and gilded frame

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by the Glasgow Art Union

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1846, no. 714

Literature

A. MacGeorge, WM. Leighton Leitch, 1884, pp.88-89

Condition

STRUCTURE The canvas has been lined. PAINT SURFACE The painting appears to be in very good condition. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals scattered minor retouching and some strengthening in the sky, upper centre and upper left. Otherwise the picture appears to be in largely good original condition. FRAME Held in a British Baroque Revival moulded and gilded frame, with a glass front.
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Catalogue Note

ENGRAVED:
by Forrest, and by W.J.Linton, 1846