1.[Design for Reverse of the Jubilee Medallion]Cover
Executed for Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Government, 1887.
2.[Crown of Bay Leaves]Cover
From Drawing made by Lord Leighton at the Bagni de Lucca, 1854.
3.[Portrait of Lord Leighton by G.F. Watts, about 1863]To face Dedication
By kind permission of the Hon. Lady Leighton-Warren and Sir Bryan Leighton, Bart. (Photogravure)
4.[Head of Young Girl]To face page 1
By the gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen.
5.[Portraits of Lord Leighton's Father and Mother when Young]17
From Miniatures.
6.[Early Painting of Boy Saving a Baby from the Clutches of an Eagle] (Colour)19
7.[Portrait of Professor Eduard von Steinle]27
By kind permission of his Son, Doctor von Steinle.
8.[Portrait of Mrs. Sartoris, 1856]28
9.[Crypt under St. Paul's Cathedral where Barry, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Turner, and Lord Leighton were Buried]33
10.[Portraits Of Lord Leighton and his Younger Sister, Mrs. Matthews]37
Drawn by him when a boy.
11.[Early Comic Drawing made in Frankfurt]43
By kind permission of Mr. John Hanson Walker.
12.[Portrait of Mr. I'Anson, Lord Leighton's Great-uncle, 1850]48
By kind permission of Mr. E. and Miss I'Anson.
13.[The Death of Brunelleschi, 1851]55
By kind permission of Doctor Von Steinle.
14.[The Plague in Florence, 1851]56
15.[Studies of Branches of Fig and Bramble]69
Leighton House Collection.
16.[Study of Byzantine Well Head, Venice, 1852]81
By kind permission of Mr. S. Pepys Cockerell.
17.[From Pencil Drawing of Model, Rome, 1853. "Costume di Procida"]98
Leighton House Collection.
18.[Head of Model used for Figure in Cimabue's Madonna, erroneously stated to have been the Portrait of Lord Leighton, 1853]112
Leighton House Collection.
19.[Sketch of Subiaco, 1853]116
Leighton House Collection.
20.[Head of Vincenzo, 1854]152
Leighton House Collection.
21.[Copy in Pencil of the Portraits of Giotto, Cimabue, Memmi, and Taddeo Gaddi]138
From the Capella Spagnola, Sta. Maria Novella, Florence, 1853. Leighton House Collection.
22.[Study of Woman's Head for Figure at the Window—Cimabue's Madonna, 1854 (Photogravure)]145
Leighton House Collection.
23.[Original Sketch in Pencil and Chinese White for Cimabue's Madonna, 1853]149
Leighton House Collection.
24.[Cimabue's Madonna, 1855]193
By kind permission of the Fine Art Society.
25.[Facsimile of Letter from Sir Charles Eastlake, announcing that Queen Victoria had Purchased Cimabue's Madonna, May 3, 1855]194
26.[Study of Cyclamen, 1856]200
Leighton House Collection.
27.[Wreath of Bay Leaves, 1854]201
Leighton House Collection.
28.[Study of a Lemon Tree—Capri, 1859]202
By kind permission of Mr. S. Pepys Cockerell.
29.[Study of Branches of a Deciduous Tree]202
Leighton House Collection.
30.[Early Studies of Kalmia latifolia, Oleander, and Rhododendron Flowers]205
Leighton House Collection.
31.[Studies of Pumpkin Flowers]206
Leighton House Collection.
32.[Study of Vine, 1854—Bagni di Lucca]206
Leighton House Collection.
33.[Studies of Vine Leaves, "Bellosguardo," Sept. 1856]207
Leighton House Collection.
34.["Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus—Death Releases Her." 1868] (Photogravure)211
By kind permission of Lord Pirrie.
35.["Elisha Raising the Son of the Shunammite," 1881]211
(Photogravure)
36.["Dædalus and Icarus," 1869] (Photogravure)211
By kind permission of Sir Alexander Henderson, Bart.
37.["Captive Andromache," 1888] (Photogravure)213
By kind permission of the Berlin Photographic Co.
38.[Study in Oils for "Captive Andromache"] (Colour)213
By kind permission of Mrs. Stewart Hodgson
39.["Weaving The Wreath," 1873]214
40.["Winding the Skein"]214
By kind permission of the Fine Art Society.
41.["The Music Lesson," 1877]214
By kind permission of the Fine Art Society.
42.[Studies of Sea Thistle, Malinmore]218
From Sketch Book, 1895.
43.[Studies of Sea Thistle, Malinmore]218
From Sketch Book, 1895.
44.["Return of Persephone"] (Photogravure)221
Corporation of Leeds.
45.[Study in Oils for "Return of Persephone"] (Colour)221
By kind permission of Mrs. Stewart Hodgson.
46.[From Decorative Painting on Gold Background of Cupid with Doves]223
47.["Idyll," 1881] (Photogravure)229
48.[Portrait of Miss Mabel Mills, 1877]229
49.["Venus Disrobing for the Bath," 1867]230
By kind permission of Sir A. Henderson, Bart.
50.[Phryne at Eleusis, 1882]230
51.[Portrait of Mrs. Adelaide Sartoris, drawn for her Friend, Lady Bloomfield, 1867]233
By kind permission of the Hon. Mrs. Sartoris.
52.[Study for Portion of Frieze, "Music" (not carried out in final design). 1883]234
Leighton House Collection.
53.[From Sketch in Water Colour for Tableaux Vivants, "The Echoes of Hellas"] (Colour)241
Leighton House Collection.
54.[Study from Mr. John Hanson Walker, when a boy, for "Lieder Ohne Worte," 1860]251
Leighton House Collection.
55.[Portrait of Mrs. John Hanson Walker, Painted as a Wedding Present to her Husband, 1867] (Colour)273
By kind permission of Mr. Walker.
56.[Figures for Ceiling for Music Room, previous to the Drapery being added, 1886]276
57.[Original Sketch in Charcoal of Dancing Figures for the same, 1886]276
Leighton House Collection.
58.[Water Colour Drawing of the Ca' d'Oro, Venice] (Colour)285
59.[View in Algiers] (Colour)299
60.[View in Algiers] (Colour)301
61.[Sketch for "Salome, the Daughter of Herodias," 1857]308
Leighton House Collection.
62.Sixteen Scenes in Florence—Illustrations to "Romola"Beginning page 310
By kind permission of Mrs. Charles Lewes.
1. [Blind Scholar and Daughter.]
2. ["Suppose You let me look at Myself;" Nello's Shop.]
5. ["The First Key."]
6. [Peasants' Fair.]
7. [The Dying Message.]
8. [Florentine Joke.]
9. [The Escaped Prisoner.]
10. [Niccolo at Work.]
11. ["You didn't Think."]
13. ["Father, I Will be Guided."]
15. [The Visible Madonna.]
16. [Dangerous Colleagues.]
17. ["Monna Brigida."]
18. ["But You will Help."]
20. ["Drifting."]
21. ["Will his Eyes Open?"]

HEAD PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN BY LORD LEIGHTON
By permission of Her Majesty the Queen[ToList]

ERRATA

Motto facing Title-page, line 3, for "from," read "for."

Page xx, No. 49, for "Figures for Ceiling, &c.," read "By kind permission of Sir A. Henderson, Bart."