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Copyright This work is in the public domain. Charles Robert Leslie died in 1859; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1929.
In context
The Last Throw — Charles Robert Leslie
The original measures 47 × 97 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 65 at death.
Painted when the artist was 46. The artist lived to 65. 10 of the 17 dated works by this artist in our catalogue came earlier.
Shaded: the lifetime of Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859) ▲ this work, 1840 every dated painting, decade by decade
First works: up to 1831 Main working years: 1831–1840 Late works: from 1840
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them
Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Walnut #825918
Catalogued palette
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The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 78.3% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 149 works by this artist, of which 27 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in London, United Kingdom
charles robert leslie, a prominent figure in british art, was born on october 19, 1794, in london to american parents. at the age of five, he moved with his family to philadelphia, where he completed his education. initially, leslie was apprenticed to a bookseller, but his true passion lay in painting and theatre.
in 1811, leslie arrived in london with letters of recommendation, securing support from notable artists like benjamin west. he enrolled in the royal academy schools in 1813, where he won two silver medals. influenced by west and fuseli, leslie initially explored grand art themes, but soon discovered his true calling in genre painting.
* the murder of rutland by lord clifford: an early work showcasing leslie's emulation of history painting. londoners gypsying: a lighthearted genre scene, characteristic of his later style. sir walter scott's portrait: demonstrating leslie's ability to capture celebrated sitters.
royal academy: leslie was elected as an associate in 1821, with full membership following in 1826. centre d'art britannique de yale: archives of charles robert leslie's work are conserved here.
leslie became a good friend of artist john constable, for whom he wrote the first biography, memoirs of the.... after a brief stint in west point, leslie returned to england, where he passed away on may 5, 1859.
discovering the artworks of tunbridge wells museum - art gallery, united kingdom (relevant to british art scene)
history of painting (context for leslie's artistic era)
roger wagner (example of another british artist, for contrast)
key influences: benjamin west, washington allston, and the royal academy.
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Look closely
The Last Throw — Charles Robert Leslie
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Charles Robert Leslie appears under the alternate names Charles Leslie.
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