[81] The questions raised in these letters have been very fully answered in the third edition of Professor Church's "Chemistry of Paints and Painting" (see Index), published in 1901.
[82] This spot inspired the picture "Solitude."
CHAPTER VI[ToC]
LIFE WANING—DEATH
1887-1896
Already in 1887 his friends noticed that Leighton showed at times that he was overtaxing his strength. On retiring from the Academy as an active member, Mr. George Richmond wrote:—
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January 13, 1887.