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The 19th Century

Fri, Apr 24, 2015 06:00PM EDT - Sat, Apr 25, 2015 06:00PM EDT
Lot 90

LORD FREDERIC LEIGHTON (1830-1896): THE DYING MESSAGE, FOR ROMOLA

Estimate: $200 - $400
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Chalk on blue/grey paper, c.1880, unsigned, with label from J.S. Maas & Co., Ltd., London. 10 x 16 1/2 in. (sight), 17 x 23 in. (frame).Note: Romola is an historical novel by George Eliot set in 15th Century Florence. Lord Leighton's illustrations appeared in the 1880 edition published by George Smith.