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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 2141Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
NPG 2141
Augusta Mathews (née Leighton), by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG 2141(b)Augusta Mathews (née Leighton)
by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
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
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
NPG P1273(11b)
Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG 1070Sir Richard Francis Burton
by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
NPG 1070
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, by Conrad Cook, published by William Mackenzie, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG D5248Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
by Conrad Cook, published by William Mackenzie, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
NPG D5248
Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Léopold Flameng, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG D38802Sir Richard Francis Burton
by Léopold Flameng, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
NPG D38802
Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Sidney M. Litten, published by Museum Galleries, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton - NPG D49368Sir Richard Francis Burton
by Sidney M. Litten, published by Museum Galleries, after Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
NPG D49368

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