Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton
A Byzantine Well-head1852
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton painted this in 1852, aged 22. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
A work made of graphite on ivory wove paper.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton painted this in 1852, aged 22. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Graphite
- Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton
English, 1830–1896
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 2021.319
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Drawing and Watercolor
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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