Lachrymae, Frederic, Lord Leighton, 1894–95

Frederic, Lord LeightonBritish, 1830–1896

Lachrymae

1894–95 · Painting

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room800

On public display.

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In this state since: Sep 26, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the painting

Lachrymae is a late 19th-century painting by British artist Frederic Leighton. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts a conceptual figure inspired by classical antiquity. Lachrymae is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Particulars

Accession number: 96.28

What it shows

Sadness Woman Cypresses Evening Wreaths

Sources

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)

Meanwhile, in the life of Frederic, Lord Leighton

The whole life

1878–1896
Post: President of the Royal Academy of Arts
1894 · Award
Royal Gold Medal
25 January 1896
Died

All works

Jonathan’s Token to David

c. 1868 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

David: "Oh, that I had wings like a Dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest." Psalm 55:6

1865 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Giovanni Cimabue: design for a mosaic in the Museum (the 'Kensington Valhalla')

ca. 1868 · Victoria and Albert Museum

Nicola Pisano: design for a mosaic in the Museum (the 'Kensington Valhalla')

ca. 1868 · Victoria and Albert Museum

Colour sketch for spirit fresco 'The Arts of Industry as Applied to War'

1870-1872 · Victoria and Albert Museum

Half-size monochrome cartoon for the spirit fresco 'The Arts of Industry as Applied to War'

1870-1872 · Victoria and Albert Museum

colour sketch for the spirit fresco 'The Arts of Industry as Applied to Peace'

1872-1873 · Victoria and Albert Museum

Half-size monochrome cartoon for the spirit fresco 'The Arts of Industry as Applied to Peace'

1872-1873 · Victoria and Albert Museum

Neighbors at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page

Vincent van Gogh

Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889

Johannes Vermeer

Woman with a Water Jug, ca. 1662

Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-Portrait, 1660

Scabbard slide, 3rd–1st century BC

Fon artist

Asen (commemorative altar), late 19th century–mid-20th century

Partial Statuette of a Hippo Goddess, 664–332 BCE

Giambologna