Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859) was a contemporary chronicler of the British school of painting and Constable's first and most sympathetic biographer. He was elected as a Royal Academian in 1816 and this work was painted by a close freiend and fellow academian.
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Title of artwork, date
Portrait of C R Leslie, RA, 1848
Date supported
2002
Medium and material
Watercolour
Dimensions
38 x 30.5 cm
Grant
3000
Total cost
5850
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