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Frederic Leighton
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir Frederic Leighton, Lord Leighton PRA, Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton, Frederic, Baron Leighton, Frederic, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton Leighton, Frederic, Baron Leighton of Stretton Leighton, Lord Frederick Leighton, Frederik Lord Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton Frederic Leighton
English painter and sculptor (1830–1896)
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Frederic Leighton (1830–1896) was a male painter, sculptor, politician, and draftsperson born in Scarborough and died in London. His artistic output included history, mythological, and figure paintings, with notable works such as *Flaming June*, *Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna*, *The Bath of Psyche*, and *Cymon and Iphigenia*. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Aestheticism, Neoclassicism, and Symbolism. Leighton served in the British Army and held the noble title of baronet.
He was educated at the Academy of Arts, Berlin, the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Heatherley School of Fine Art. Leighton worked in London, Brussels, Paris, and Frankfurt. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and the Académie des beaux-arts. His awards included the Prix de Rome, the Royal Gold Medal, the Legion of Honour, and Knight Bachelor. His archives are held at the National Library of Wales.
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Key facts
- Born
- Frederic Leighton , ( 1830-12-03 ) 3 December 1830, Scarborough , North Riding of Yorkshire, England
- Died
- 25 January 1896 (1896-01-25) (aged 65), Kensington , London, England
- Education
- Eduard von Steinle Giovanni Costa
- Known for
- Painting and sculpture
- Notable work
- Flaming June
- Movement
- Academicism , Pre-Raphaelite and British Aestheticism
- Awards
- Prix de Rome Légion d'honneur
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Scarborough
- Place of death
- London
- Sibling
- Alexandra Orr
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Heatherley School of Fine Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Notable work
- Cymon and Iphigenia
- Field of work
- erotic art
- Genre
- portrait painting
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- 1880 Frederic Leighton - Self portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Damascus
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- Commons category
- Frederic Leighton
- date of birth
- 1830-12-03
- date of death
- 1896-01-25
- Commons Creator page
- Frederic Leighton
- Commons gallery
- Frederic Leighton
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- name in native language
- Frederic Leighton
- birth name
- Frederic Leighton Leighton
- sponsor
- Edward VII
- place of burial
- London
- topic's main category
- Category:Frederic Leighton
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- English people
- start of work period
- 1848-01-01
- end of work period
- 1896-01-01
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Frederic Leighton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, PRA (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British Victorian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter in an academic style. His paintings were enormously popular and expensive, during his lifetime, but fell out of critical favour for many decades in the early 20th century.
Leighton was the bearer of the shortest-lived peerage in history; after only one day, his hereditary peerage became extinct upon his death.
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