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Richard Principal Leitch, British 1826/27-1882- Figures on a lakeside path, with a ruin beyond;
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Richard Principal Leitch,
British 1826/27-1882-
Figures on a lakeside path, with a ruin beyond;
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, signed and dated 'R.P. LEITCH 1853' (lower left), 12.2 x 30 cm.
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.
Note:
Leitch was the son of William Leighton Leitch (1804-1883), who served as Drawing Master to Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her daughters for nearly twenty years. Richard was also a successful watercolourist, covering the royal tour of Birmingham of 1858 for the 'Illustrated London News', whilst also producing a number of striking views of European landscapes, from German mountains to Italian lakes.
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