Lot 348: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (British, 1827-1891) Landscape, Algeria, with the Atlas mountains in the distance

Landscape, Algeria, with the Atlas mountains in the distance
signed with initials 'BLS' and dated 1860 & 61 (lower right), also numbered 27; with old labels verso watercolour
60 x 101.5cm (23 5/8 x 39 15/16in).

Provenance - With Spinks, London. (Described as a view in North India).

The painting is accompanied by a letter from John Crabbe which identifies the subject as Algerian. Madame Bodichon had a house in Algiers.

Madame Bodichon (nee Leigh Smith) was a founder of Girton College, Cambridge, pupil of William Henry Hunt and friend of H. B. Brabazon whom she accompanied on sketching tours. She was also in the circle of members of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood.