Bibliography
See biography by E. Rhys (3d ed. 1900); M. H. Shackford, The Brownings and Leighton (1942); W. Gaunt, Victorian Olympus (1952).
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See biography by E. Rhys (3d ed. 1900); M. H. Shackford, The Brownings and Leighton (1942); W. Gaunt, Victorian Olympus (1952).
| Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton | |
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, self portrait 1880 |
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| Born | 3 December 1830 Scarborough, England |
| Died | 25 January 1896 (aged 65) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Field | painting and sculpture |
| Training | Edward von Steinle |
| Movement | Academicism |
| Famous works | Flaming June |
| Influenced | Frank Bernard Dicksee |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur |
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, PRA (3
December 1830–25 January 1896) was an English painter and sculptor. His
works depicted historical, biblical and
Leighton was born in Scarborough to a family in the import & export profession. He was educated at University College School London. He then received his legal training on the European continent, first from Edward von Steinle and then from Giovanni Costa. When in Florence, aged 24, where he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti, he painted the procession of the Cimabue Madonna through the Borgo Allegri. He lived in Paris from 1855 to 1859, where he met Ingres, Delacroix, Corot and Millet.
In 1860, he moved to London, England, where he associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. He designed Elizabeth Barrett Browning's tomb for Robert Browning in the 'English' Cemetery, Florence in 1861. In 1864 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1878 he became its President (1878–96). His 1877 sculpture, Athlete Wrestling with a Python, was considered at its time to inaugurate a renaissance in contemporary British sculpture, referred to as the New Sculpture. His paintings represented Britain at the great 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Leighton was knighted at Windsor in 1878, and was created a baronet eight years later. He was the first painter to be given a peerage, in the New Year Honours List of 1896. The patent creating him Baron Leighton of Stretton in the County of Shropshire, was issued on 24 January 1896; Leighton died the next day of angina pectoris.
As he was unmarried, after his death his Barony was extinguished after existing for only a day; this is an all-time record in the Peerage. His house in Holland Park, London has been turned into a museum, the Leighton House Museum. It contains a number of his drawings and paintings, as well as some of his sculptures (including Athlete Wrestling with a Python). The house also features many of Leighton's inspirations, including his collection of Isnik tiles. Its centrepiece is the magnificent Arab Hall.
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Captive Andromache |
The Last Watch of Hero |
The Garden of the Hesperides |
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| Preceded by Sir Francis Grant |
President of the Royal Academy 1878–1896 |
Succeeded by Sir John Everett Millais |
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| Preceded by New creation |
Baron Leighton 1896 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Frederick_Leighton,_Baron_Leighton", a publication now in the public domain.
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| NAME | Leighton, Frederic |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 3 December 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scarborough, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 25 January 1896 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | London, England |
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