Frederic Leighton, 2 Holland Park Road, to Church

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

LEI/44/16

Title

Frederic Leighton, 2 Holland Park Road, to Church

Date

21 Apr 1888

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

He wants to know if his current favourite vehicle is safe. He uses a single primed canvas. He underpaints with Bell's medium and turps from small bottles, as per Church's advice. This dries even in winter. With this mixture he can use pigments that otherwise he would not attempt. Elaborates further on his use of Bell's and saliva. He proposes to retouch with Roberson's medium at the Academy. Asks for reassurance that the method is safe.