Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
(1830-1896), Painter; President of the Royal Academy; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
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.
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
published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1896-1907
NPG x136547
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton ('Men of the Day, No. 46.')
by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 June 1872
NPG D43542
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 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; George Du Maurier; William Powell Frith
by George Du Maurier
pen and ink on paper, 3 April 1881
NPG D45755
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
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, published July 1888
NPG Ax9143
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x6155
Related People
- Augusta Leighton (née Nash) (mother)
- Frederic Septimus Leighton (father)
- Augusta Mathews (née Leighton) (sister)
- Alexandra Sutherland Orr (née Leighton) (sister)
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