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Titles
Only one title has been suggested:
- 'Portrait of Master Frederick Leyland' (1980, YMSM) 1
Description
Frederick Leyland seated, Private collection
A pastel drawing by Whistler, Frederick Leyland seated [M.0508], shows him lounging in a chair. 2 It is not known if this was related to the oil, nor what became of the incomplete portrait.
Sitter
Frederick Dawson Leyland (1856-1916), the son of Frances Leyland (1834-1910) and Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892). He married Sybil Lake Beadle in 1880 in Kensington, London. He succeeded his father in his shipping business in 1888. 3
Notes:
1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 108).
2: Pennell 1908 [more] vol. 1, pp. 175-76; vol. 2, drawing repr. f.p. 128.
3: 'Frederick Dawson Leyland' at Liverpool Museums website http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk; see also 'Mitchell Families' website at http://mfo.me.uk/getperson.php?personID=I17935&tree=E1.
Last updated: 3rd December 2019 by Margaret
