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The Sluggard
Frederic Lord Leighton, P. R. A. (1830-1896)
1851
Bronze
Height: 20 1/2 inches.
The Fine Art Society.
Insc. "The Sluggard. Fred Leighton. Published by Arthur Leslie Collie, 39B Old Bond Street, London, May 1st, 1890." Reduction of version exhibited R.A., 1886. The Fine Art Society, 1902. [British Sculpture 1850-1914, p. 27.]
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Beattie, Susan. The New Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983.
British Sculpture 1850-1914. A loan exhibition of sculpture and medals sponsored by The Victorian Society. London: Fine Art Society, 1968. no. 101.
Ormond, Léonie and Richard. Lord Leighton. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1975.
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