Edward Thompson Davis (1833-1867)
Meditation
£8,500
Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923)
Study of a Cottage Interior
Oil on board; labelled verso, 'Painted by my father B. W. Leader about 1869 [sic] and presented by me to Mr and Mrs Basset. Easter 1964 - Beatrice Leader'
9 x 12 inches
£3,200
Provenance
A gift from Beatrice Leader to Mr & Mrs Basset, Easter 1969
Exhibitions
The Young Mother (1856), which this was a study for, was exhibited:
Royal Academy, 1856, no. 718
Society of Arts, 1856, no. 205
Winter Exhibition, French Gallery, 1890
Literature
Ruth Wood, Benjamin Williams Leader, 1998, Antique Collectors’ Club, Suffolk, p 20 for colour plate 4 of the finished painting
This early sketch, which belonged to Leader's daughter Beatrice, forms the background of Leader's painting at the RA of 1856, The Young Mother. The cottage was probably near to his home in Worcester.
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