xxxi, 74 pages, 30 leaves of photogravures, 98 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 39 cm.
General Note
With a frontispiece and numerous further photogravure plates featuring examples of Leighton's work, many with captioned tissue-guards.
Title page in red and black.
Printers device on verso of half-title page.
Contents
Introductory essay by F.G. Stephens -- I. Italy -- II. First beginnings -- III. Steinle -- IV. From Frankfort to Rome -- V. At Rome -- VI. The Royal Academy of 1855 -- VII In Paris and London -- VIII. A.R.A. -- IX. A.R.A. and R.A. -- X. In the East -- XI. In the “Seventies” -- XII. P.R.A. -- XIII. Discourses on art -- XIV. “Cymon and Iphigenia,” and other pieces -- XV. Later works and methods of work -- XVI. Decorative works -- XVII. Sculpture -- XVIII. Book-illustration -- XIX. A house beautiful -- XX. The artist and his critics -- XXI. Conclusion -- List of exhibited works -- Index
Provenance
A slip of paper is pasted to the half-title page on which is written `Presented by Sir Frederic Leighton Bart. P.R.A. - acknowledged.'
Copy Note
This edition is limited to 85 copies of which this is number 73.
Binding Note
Original half vellum binding. Pale blue covers with gilt design on upper cover. Spine titled in gilt `Sir Frederic Leighton Bart. PRA'