Benjamin Williams Leader - Sunset

sunset
signed and dated l.l.: B W Leader 1861
oil on canvas
58.5 by 84.5 cm., 23 by 33 1/4 in.

Exhibited:
Birmingham, Society of Arts, 1861 (£25).

We are grateful to Ruth Wood for her kind assistance in cataloging this lot which is to be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist.

Benjamin Williams Leader - Moel Siabod, North Wales

signed and dated 'B. W. Leader/1859'
oil on canvas
35 3/4 x 30"

almost certainly inspired by John Brett's The Val d'Aosta, exhibited at the RA in 1859. This picture was painted the same Summer.

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