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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1947,0211.9
Title
Object:
Invocation
Description
A young woman in white robes, raising her veil with both hands over her head, in front of an altar covered with flowers and grapes, before a statue on a fluted pillar in the right foreground; after Leighton; artist's proof. 1893 Mixed method on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
John Douglas Miller
After:
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
Published by:
Arthur Tooth
Published by:
Knoedler & Co
Published by:
Stiefbold & Co
School/style
British
Production date
1893
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Published in:
New York (city)
Published in:
Berlin (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
mixed method
Dimensions
Height:
660 millimetres
Width:
432 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The painting was first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1889 (no.31) and is in a private collection. The print itself was also shown at the Royal Academy in 1893 (no.1475).
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Miss H Dene
Acquisition date
1947
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1947,0211.9