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This small, delicate painting features Dorothy Dene (real name Ada Pullen), who was Leighton's favourite model and muse during his later years. Leighton met the young would-be actress in 1879, and she went on to feature in many of his works including Flaming June. Here she is shown swathed in a gold embroidered headscarf, which Leighton has rendered in intricate detail....
1882-3
Oil on canvas
92.0 x 73.0cm
LH0378
Image and text © The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, 2020

Where you'll find this

Leighton House
Permanent collection