Dundrennan Abbey, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Details

William Leighton Leitch (1804-1883)
Dundrennan Abbey, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
stamped with the artist's studio stamp (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
7¾ x 13½ in. (19.8 x 34.2 cm.)

Provenance

W. Leighton Leitch studio sale; (+) Christie's, London, 15 March 1884, lot 558.
with Davis Galleries, New York, where purchased for the present collection.

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Sale room notice

Please note that the studio stamp is Lugt 1743.

Lot Essay

Leitch is best known in his capacity as Drawing Master to Queen Victoria. He also served as vice-president of the New Watercolour Society from 1862 to 1882.
A watercolour by Leitch was sold in these Rooms from the Collection of Monsieur and Madame Gérald Bauer, 22 January 2003, lot 47, (£7,170)

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