Studies of Boys
Artist
Lord Frederic Leighton
(1830 - 1896)
Datec. 1888
MediumConté on paper
Dimensions28 x 37.4 cm
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Lane Bequest, 1913.
Object number164
DescriptionThis is a drawing study showing various views and parts of a naked young boy and a baby. From the left is a sketch of a young child's back; a closer view of a child's legs and bottom from behind; a left arm holding something; a right arm; three individual hands; a section of a child's face in profile from behind; a baby sitting down looking upwards from behind; a boy standing and facing the viewer; the front of a leg; the back of a baby sitting down. All these sketches are executed in black conté and highlighted with white conté, typical of Leighton's sketches. There are also an outline of a pair of legs walking and two heads.On View
Not on view
