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 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
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1049
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
NPG 1833
Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; Clifford Lloyd
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1889
NPG 2262
The Royal Academy Conversazione, 1891
by George Henry 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, based on a work of 1892
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 Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28954
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 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
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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