Possibly by Frederic, Lord Leighton

Key facts

Full title	Houses in Capri
Artist	Possibly by Frederic, Lord Leighton
Artist dates	1830 - 1896
Date made	perhaps 1859
Medium and support	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	22.3 × 38.5 cm
Inscription summary	Inscribed
Acquisition credit	The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
Inventory number	L846
Location	On loan: Gere Collection Paintings to the Ashmolean (2024 - 2026), The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford, UK
Image copyright	The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
Collection	Main Collection

Houses in Capri

Leighton first visited the island of Capri in 1859. He delighted in painting the local architecture with its jumble of humble, white-washed houses and narrow, angular streets, and the rugged hills at the centre of the island which tower over the buildings. However, it is possible that the site depicted here is not Capri. An inscription on the edging paper reads: 'Matera (Poulu)'. The inland town of Matera is a provincial capital in Southern Italy. It is not known whether Leighton visited the town, but he did travel in Southern Italy in the spring and summer of 1859.

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Houses in Capri by Possibly by Frederic, Lord Leighton

Possibly by Frederic, Lord Leighton, 'Houses in Capri', perhaps 1859

Houses in Capri

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