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Leighton tried to make his painting historically accurate. He dressed the characters in what he believed to be authentic Saxon clothes and placed them in a convincing looking setting. Many other artists who painted the Godiva story did not concern themselves about this.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Coventry
Title
Lady Godiva
Date
1902
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 126 x W 153 cm
Accession number
VA.1965.0021
Acquisition method
purchased, 1965
Work type
Painting
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Jordan Well, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5QP England
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