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Title: The life, letters and work of Frederic Leighton
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Barrington, Russell, Mrs., d. 1933
Subjects: Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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pine. Will you do thisfor me ? Please give dear Mamma a wigging for expressing no pleasureat the prospect I hinted at of running over to Bath for a dayor two in the winter; tell her if she does not behave better Iwont come. I would write at greater length, but my model iswaiting, and I have no time.—With anticipated thanks, youraffectionate son, Fred. It was in the year 1857 that Leighton painted thebeautiful figure of Salome, the Daughter of Herodias,which apparently was never exhibited in any exhibitionof his works till that of 1897. A sketch (see List ofIllustrations) made for the picture is in the Leighton HouseCollection, also other drawings of dancing figures sketchedin Algiers. To his mother he wrote in the beginning of 1858 :— Monday, Ja7i. 1858.Dearest Mamma,—Many thanks for your nice long letter, whichI had been anxiously expecting not only for news of yourself but to STUDY FOR SALOME, THE DAUGHTER OF HERODIAS/ 1857Leighton House Collection xioitoaiioD S8U0H riotrfsisJ
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STEINLE AND ITALY AGAIN 309 hear what tidings had reached you from India. I am so glad dearLina continues tolerably well considering her position. I can fullyunderstand how dreadfully anxious poor Sutherland must have beenthe whole time about her. I mean to write to her myself withoutdelay. Will you please let me have her present direction, as I dontknow it? How kind Sutherland is to have remembered at such amoment about my tigerskin! What an excellent and thoughtfulcreature he must be ! The extract from Brig. Stuarts despatch ismost gratifying and satisfactory, but I want to see it in print ; whereis it published ? cant you somehow get it and let me have it ? Ihave the greatest desire to possess it in that shape. What a niceletter Booran Buckhs is. I am afraid that about the regimentreturning to Aurungabad is a hope not very likely to be realised.There is still a frightful deal to do in Oude. Sir Colin wants mensadly, and cavalry is particularly precious. Marios etrennc cost me a pou

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