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English School watercolour, Figures on a country track with a castle beyond
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A lovely rural scene with figures walking on a country track, pausing for a moment to chat and gaze over towards the castle in the woods.
Circle of William Leighton Leitch (1804-1883)
Figures on a track with a castle beyond
Watercolour with traces of pencil
6½ x 10 inches without the frame and mount
13¼. x 15½ inches with the frame
Painted in the style and of the same period as William Leighton Leitch.
William Leighton Leitch began his career as an apprentice to a sign painter in Glasgow. In 1824, he became a scene painter at the Glasgow Theatre Royal, continuing in this line of work after he moved to London in 1830. Leitch travelled to Italy and Sicily where he stayed for several years and earned his living giving painting lessons to aristocratic families. He returned to London in 1837, and from 1842 gave drawing and watercolour lessons to Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family. In 1862, he was elected to the New Society of Painters in Watercolours and he served as vice president for twenty years. Between 1833 and 1861, he exhibited at the Royal Academy.
- Dimensions:Height: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Circle Of:William Leighton Leitch (1804 - 1883, Scottish, British)
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- Gallery Location:Harkstead, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1481213560912
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