Leighton, Stanley, 1837–1901, Album, circa 1847–1852
- Call Number:
- MSS 16
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Leighton, Stanley, 1837–1901
- Title(s):
- Album
- Date:
- circa 1847–1852
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Vol. 7
- Provenance:
- Acquired 2011, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Inscribed “Mary Leighton / Scraps from her Children / Loton Park 1847–50” on front pastedown. Drawings by Baldwyn, Stanley, and Frances comprise much of the scrapbook, with only a few additions by Charlotte and Isabella. There is also a loose silhouette interleaved among the pages, captioned “Eton 1852,” which portrays Baldwyn during his study there. Drawings by Baldwyn and Stanley focus on notable battles and include figures from contemporary campaigns—such as soldiers from the Anglo-Sikh Wars—as well as historical ones waged by Sir William Wallace and Jack Cade. Frances’s drawings possess a more delicate sensibility, often depicting romanticized views of peasant life. Among them is her 1850 graphite and watercolor drawing of a flower-seller, inscribed with a passage from Carlo Pepoli’s <title render="italic">La pastorella dell’Alpi</title>, which was set to music by Gioachino Rossini in 1835. In view of errors in the Italian, the passage was likely written from memory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (approximately 50 drawings; 1 silhouette) ; ; 23 x 19 cm. Bound in contemporary half roan and marbled boards.
- Genre:
- Children’s art, Graphite drawings, Watercolors (paintings), Pictorial works, Caricatures, Children's art, Engravings (prints), Pen and ink drawings, Portraits, Sketchbooks, and Trade cards
- Subject Terms:
- AmusementsBattlesCatholic emancipation Clothing and dressDecoration and ornamentDrawingFashionPeasantsPictorial worksStudy and teachingSuspension bridges
- Associated Places:
- Great BritainIrelandItalyOswestry (England)ScotlandSwitzerlandWales, North
- Associated People/Groups:
- Cracherode, Clayton Mordaunt, 1730-1799Knight, Richard Payne, 1751-1824Leighton, Baldwyn, Sir, 1836-1897Leighton, Charlotte, d. 1928Leighton, Frances Christina, d. 1930Leighton, Isabella, d. 1911Leighton, Mary, Lady, -1864Leighton, Stanley, 1837-1901Parker, John, 1798-1860
- Finding Aid Title:
- Mary Leighton Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/9.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1308
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1308?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1