Oil painting on board, A Wooded Hill by Sir Frederic Leighton, Lord Leighton PRA (Scarborough 1830 – Kensington 1896). A view of the blue sea, seen through the autumn colours of the trees.

Provenance: Lord Leighton (1830 – 1896) sale, Christie’s, 13 July 1896, lot 242; bought by Agnew; Joseph Ruston (1835 – 1897), his sale 21 May 1898, lot 29; Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1838-1928), 1898 (see his ms. Diary); given with the property to the National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt (1870 – 1958)

Marks & inscriptions: Back board: Partial torn label reads- WITH CARE then handwritten in black ink reads- Sir |G.O.Trevelyan Bart Back board : Partial label 242 A Woody Hill side. July 13 1896. Back board : Print reads – LORD LEIGHTON P.R.A Back board: A printed London gallery label THO AGNEW & SON Back board: A Royal Academy Winter Exhibition 1897. Back board: A torn label with large red numbers – 124 Back board: Stamped onto back board – 20/?

Text from National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland
Material: Oil on board
Artist: Sir Frederic Leighton, Lord Leighton PRA (1830–1896)
Date: 1850-1896

Image Details
Date: 19 October 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/24s
ISO: 500
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.