The 1877 Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts included a picture fom Leighton's studio, entitled The Music Lesson.

The Eastern draperies are wonderfully arranged, every fold adding its light or shade in due ratio.

The simple pale blue dress of the child accords absolutely with her tender carnations; whilst the white and gold-embroidered robe of the elder girl, or woman—loose and elegant—is in strict keeping, as regards good taste and the true sequence of colours.

To show that the artist himself set great store by this picture, he has left a "figurine" group of the two female figures which he used for this composition as well as for the "Daphnephoria.

A bit of scarlet pomegranate blossom, lying on the marble ground, gives the last high note of colour to the picture.