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An image of Head from 'The Arts of Industry as Applied to Peace' (replica) by Lord Frederic Leighton

Lord Frederic Leighton

(England 1830–1896)

Title
Head from 'The Arts of Industry as Applied to Peace' (replica)
Year
1883
Media category
Painting
Materials used
spirit fresco on plaster
Dimensions

45.7 x 45.7cm

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1883
Accession number
1027
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

Lord Frederic Leighton (England, b.1830, d.1896), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from the artist 1883. Commissioned by the AGNSW.

Bibliography (5)

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 122. cat.no. 1325

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 110 (illus.).

Victoria and Albert Museum: Leighton Frescos 1975, 1975. Museum brochure 6

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Peter Laverty (England; Australia, b.1926) (Author), Victorian Olympians, Sydney, 1975, 19, 59 (illus.). cat.no. 19

Author Unknown (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales correspondance, 1883.

Exhibition history (2)

Victorian Olympians, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 20 Jun 1975–20 Jul 1975.

British and European watercolours - the first thirty years of the collection 1875-1906, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Apr 1996–02 Jun 1996.