Frederic, Lord Leighton

Sketch for ‘An Athlete Wrestling with a Python’

c.1877

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Artist: Frederic, Lord Leighton 1830–1896
Medium: Plaster
Dimensions: Object: 251 x 156 x 130 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Presented by Prof. Alphonse Legros 1897
Reference: N01761

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