Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton (1830-1896), Painter and President of the Royal Academy
Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Sitter in 52 portraits
Artist associated with 7 portraits
Painter and sculptor born in Scarborough. Leighton received academic training in various European cities. His first exhibited work Cimabue's Madonna, painted in Rome in 1855, was a triumph at the Royal Academy's exhibition and its success marked Leighton as one of the most promising artists of his generation. He was elected President of the RA in 1878 and became one of the most successful holders of the office.
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
pencil, circa 1848-1850
NPG 2141
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by David Wilkie Wynfield
albumen print, 1860s
NPG P77
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by David Wilkie Wynfield
albumen print, 1860s
NPG P93
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3484
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1881
NPG 1049
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
On display in Room 21 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1833
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; Clifford Lloyd
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1889
NPG 2262
The Royal Academy Conversazione, 1891
by G. Grenville Manton
pen, ink and gouache, 1891
NPG 2820
Selecting Committee, Royal Academy, circa 1892
by Reginald Cleaver
pen and ink, circa 1892
NPG 4245
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Sir Thomas Brock
plaster cast of bust, 1892
NPG 1957
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
after Sir Thomas Brock
bronze cast after plaster bust, 1923 (1892)
On display in Room 28 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1957a
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Rosa Carter
watercolour on ivory, 1896
NPG 2016
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax14850
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17856
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x6149
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x27582
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28954
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1877
NPG Ax17512
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, published 1879
NPG x128752
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Window & Grove
albumen carte-de-visite, 1880s
NPG x46990
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
published by John C. Murdoch
albumen carte-de-visite, 1880s
NPG x46568
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after Joseph Parkin Mayall
photogravure, circa 1883; published 1884
NPG Ax27814
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Kingsbury & Notcutt
albumen cabinet card, circa 1886
NPG x6151
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Albert Eugene Fradelle
albumen cabinet card, late 1880s
NPG x27597
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Walery
photogravure, circa 1888
NPG x6147
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print on card mount, published July 1888
NPG x6148
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1890
NPG x29177
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1890
NPG x6152
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by W. & D. Downey
carbon print on card mount, circa 1890
NPG x6154
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Frederick John Jenkins, after W. & D. Downey
heliogravure, circa 1890
NPG x6401
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax14752
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, before 1891
NPG x127457
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Elliott & Fry
carbon print on paper mount, published 4 July 1891
NPG x6153
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Elliott & Fry
albumen print, 1891
NPG Ax38758
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Ralph Winwood Robinson, published by C. Whittingham & Co
platinum print, published 1892
NPG x7373
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1892
NPG x96143
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1892
NPG x96144
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1892
NPG x96145
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1892
NPG x96146
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1892
NPG x96147
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by William Henry Hoather, probably for Elliott & Fry
opalotype in frame, circa 1893
NPG x23311
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
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by Unknown photographer, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published 1896-1907
NPG x136547
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, after 1880
NPG D9833
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, circa 1881
NPG D20725
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, published 1877
NPG x6150
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print on card mount, published July 1888
NPG Ax9143
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print on card mount, published 1890
NPG x6155
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Paul Adolphe Rajon, printed by Chardon, published by The British and Foreign Artists' Association, after George Frederic Watts
etching, published 1 November 1880
NPG D37284
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Paul Adolphe Rajon, after George Frederic Watts
etching, published 1 November 1880
NPG D37285
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, after 1880
NPG D37286
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Maclure & Macdonald, published by The Pictorial World, after Samuel Alexander Walker
chromolithograph, published 5 May 1883
NPG D37287
Key to Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
after Henry Jamyn Brooks
photograph, 1919 or after
NPG D42236
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Leighton House Art Gallery & Museum, London
Scarborough Art Gallery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
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