Frederic, Lord Leighton, 'An Outcrop in the Campagna', perhaps 1866
On loan: Leighton and Landscape, Leighton House Museum, London, UK About the work
Overview
This simple, quick image of a rocky outcrop silhouetted against a clear blue sky, was recently rediscovered when it appeared in a 1992 London sale. The sketch may date from the painting expedition in the Roman Campagna undertaken by Leighton, Giovanni Costa and William Blake Richmond (1842 - 1921) in the autumn of 1866. The directness with which the humble natural objects and the play of light are depicted are characteristic of Leighton's finest Italian oil sketches.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- An Outcrop in the Campagna
- Artist
- Frederic, Lord Leighton
- Artist dates
- 1830 - 1896
- Date made
- perhaps 1866
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 20.2 × 43.5 cm
- Acquisition credit
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
- Inventory number
- L852
- Location
- On loan: Leighton and Landscape, Leighton House Museum, London, UK
- Image copyright
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
- Collection
- Main Collection
About this record
If you know more about this painting or have spotted an error, please contact us. Please note that exhibition histories are listed from 2009 onwards. Bibliographies may not be complete; more comprehensive information is available in the National Gallery Library.
Images
More works by Frederic, Lord Leighton
