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Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton

(1830-1896), Painter; President of the Royal Academy; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Sitter in 59 portraits
Artist associated with 8 portraits
Frederic Leighton was one of Victorian Britain’s most renowned painters. 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.

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Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton, by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG 2141

Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton

by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
pencil, circa 1848-1850
NPG 2141

Augusta Mathews (née Leighton), by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG 2141(b)

Augusta Mathews (née Leighton)

by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
pencil, circa 1848-1850
NPG 2141(b)

Alexandra Sutherland Orr (née Leighton), by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG 2141(a)

Alexandra Sutherland Orr (née Leighton)

by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
chalk and watercolour, circa 1848-1850
NPG 2141(a)

King David ('David:

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

after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
photograph of painting, albumen print, 1865 or after (1865)
NPG P1273(11b)

Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG 1070

Sir Richard Francis Burton

by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
oil on canvas, 1872-1875
On display in Room 23 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1070

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, by Conrad Cook, published by William Mackenzie, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG D5248

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

by Conrad Cook, published by William Mackenzie, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
stipple and line engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D5248

Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Léopold Flameng, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG D38802

Sir Richard Francis Burton

by Léopold Flameng, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
etching, (circa 1872-1875)
NPG D38802

Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Sidney M. Litten, published by Museum Galleries, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG D49368

Sir Richard Francis Burton

by Sidney M. Litten, published by Museum Galleries, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
mezzotint printed in colours, published 1922, based on a work of 1872-1875
NPG D49368

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