Lemon blossom. Capri

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Artist/Maker	Leighton, Frederic Lord (artist)
Place of origin	Capri (made)

Frederic Leighton was one of the most celebrated draughtsmen of the Victorian era. As a young man he was influenced by John Ruskin’s advice to ‘go to Nature in all singleness of heart… rejecting nothing and selecting nothing’. Leighton trained in Frankfurt under Eduard von Steinle, a member of the ‘Nazarene’ group of artists which rejected conventional academic art as superficial. Steinle taught Leighton the importance of crisp outline.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Lemon blossom. Capri
Materials and techniques	Drawing in pencil Pencil Toned Paper Drawing
Brief description	Pencil drawing of lemon blossom by Frederic, Lord Leighton, 1859.
Physical description	Drawing in pencil; three studies (one shaded and two in outline) of lemon blossom.
Dimensions	Height: 26.8cm Width: 19.2cm
Marks and inscriptions	Lemon blossom/ Capri / 59 (Inscribed in top right corner.)
Subjects depicted	Blossom Botanical Illustration
Place depicted	Capri
Summary	Frederic Leighton was one of the most celebrated draughtsmen of the Victorian era. As a young man he was influenced by John Ruskin’s advice to ‘go to Nature in all singleness of heart… rejecting nothing and selecting nothing’. Leighton trained in Frankfurt under Eduard von Steinle, a member of the ‘Nazarene’ group of artists which rejected conventional academic art as superficial. Steinle taught Leighton the importance of crisp outline.
Bibliographic references	Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters And Methods Since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 136, fig. 110 Martin, Philippa, et al., A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton, London: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 2006. www.rbkc.gov.uk/leightonhousemuseum/drawings. Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.53.
Other number	E.3803-1910 - Incorrect number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	751-1896

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Record created	June 13, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O125124/lemon-blossom-capri-drawing-leighton-frederic-lord/

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