Garden of an Inn, Capri
1859 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 48.9 × 66.7 cm
Collection: BMAG collection
Capri was a favorite retreat for foreign artists, escaping the heat and epidemics of the summer. This is a holiday picture, painted in the garden of the inn where many artists stayed, and representing Capri as a sunny island paradise.
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About this artwork
Garden of an Inn, Capri (1859) by Frederic Leighton, oil on canvas, from the BMAG collection.
About Frederic Leighton
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, PRA (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British painter, draughtsman and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter. Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr.
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