"W.l.leitch (1804-1883) Original Preparatory Sketch For'shores And Islands Of The Mediterranean'"
Fine white lead drawing depicting the Cathedral of Palermo with Characters. Original preparatory sketch for his famous print, made for his text 'Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean' (1841).
W.L.Leitch (1804-1883) was a very refined draughtsman Drawing Master of Queen Victoria for 22 years and vice President of the Royal Institute of Painters and Watwrcoulors in London for twenty years. Work already in the Prof. Marco Perera Collection in Rome. (cm.12x16)