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Lord Frederic Leighton, P. R. A. | Cymon and Iphigenia, 1884

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Cymon and Iphigenia is an oil on canvas painting by Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton PRA *. The painting does not bear a date but was first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1884. The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, purchased it at a Christie's auction in London in 1976.
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According to a story published in 1897, Leighton spent six months searching throughout Europe for a model to match his imagined ideal of Iphigenia for his intended portrayal of Cymon and Iphigenia. He saw a young actress, Dorothy Dene, in a theatre in London and his search was over.

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