Rare Illustration ‘Tartar Horsemen’ By Cecil Leslie 2 Of 30 Impressions
$213.74
Rare Illustration ‘Tartar Horsemen’ By Cecil Leslie 2 Of 30 Impressions
Cecil Mary Leslie (1900–1980)
Painter, sculptor, illustrator, printmaker and furniture designer. She was the daughter of Sir Norman Leslie and was born in London. Studied at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, 1919, at the London School of Photolithography and Engraving and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. In the mid-1920s she taught at Grosvenor School of Modern Art. Served as a nurse in both World Wars. Showed at RA, RSA, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, RCamA, in the provinces and overseas. Illustrated several dozen books. British Museum and National Portrait Gallery hold her work. Lived finally in Blakeney, Norfolk.
‘’Tartar horsemen" generally refers to the mounted warriors of various Turkic and Mongolic groups, particularly those associated with the Golden Horde and other successor states of the Mongol Empire in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They were renowned for their exceptional horsemanship, archery skills, and military tactics, including feigned retreats and ambushes.
This is an illustration for what must be a book which is written in pencil around the border of the artwork
The mount measures approx 41.5 x 36cm
Will be sent via Royal Mail signed for service
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