* * Lord Frederic Leighton PRA (British, 1830-1896) Study f...

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£10,000

* * Lord Frederic Leighton PRA (British, 1830-1896)
Study for Lachrymae
charcoal and chalk on grey paper
26.5 x 23cm
Provenance: Exhibited Royal Academy, Winter exhibition, 1897; Christie’s 29th June, 1925, lot 42; Sotheby’s 14th July, 2016

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Looks to be in honest untouched condition, some undulation of the paper and some scattered fox or dirt spots throughout, old titled card mount stating Exhibited RA (Winter) 1897, under glass in probably the original foliate carved oak frame, remnant of RA Winter Exhibition label verso along with labels for the Fine Art Society, a handwritten label giving details of a Christie's sale 29.6.25 number 42 and Christie's stencil numbers and more recent Sotheby's? barcode labels for a sale.