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
published by John C. Murdoch
albumen carte-de-visite, 1880s
NPG x46568
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Window & Grove
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x197346
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen carte-de-visite, 1882
NPG x197533
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, 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, 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
Various actresses, singers and others
by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax139926
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by York & Son, after Elliott & Fry
glass lantern slide, 1890s (1891)
NPG x3652
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 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
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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