![]() ![]() ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 25 April 2019), Frederick Leighton, 1871.↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography vol 33.↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 11 February 2018, Frederick Leighton, ) citing, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City FHL microfilm 919,206, 919,208.Īfter his death in 1896, his home was turned into the Leighton House Museum, filled with his creative works. He was buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. The following day he died of a heart attack at the age of 65, the shortest lived barony in British History. The patent creating him Lord Leighton of Stretton in the County of Shropshire was issued on 24 January. In the New Year's Honours of 1896 he was created a lord, the first artist to be so honoured. In 1895 he painted what is perhaps his most famous painting, Flaming June, a confident masterpiece which demonstrates his mastery of colour. In 1891 he was again listed living alone in Holland Park Road With him was the same faithful valet and three other household servants. In 1881 he was still living alone in the same house, again with just the three servants. One of his fellow artists was heard to quip: Colonel of the Royal Academy and the President of the Artists Rifles – aye, and he paints a little!. In 1878 he became President of the Royal Academy (PRA) at the relatively young age of 47, a tribute to his leadership of the British artistic field. It was awarded the gold medal for sculpture at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878 and was bought on behalf of the British nation for £2,000, the first sculpture acquired for the national art collection. The result was stunning and created an entirely new artistic movement: New Sculpture. Without a commission (he was wealthy enough not to need one) he created a life-sized classical bronze statue: An Athlete Wrestling with a Python. In 1877, Leighton decided to branch into sculpture. In 1875 he became its commanding officer and a Lieutenant Colonel. He had been one of the first, in 1860, to volunteer to serve in what would become the Artists Rifles. Leighton was an enthusiastic member of the militia. Leighton was famously private, he had no companion at any stage of his life, either male or female. His father and two sisters lived nearby, but never with him. With him were three servants: a housekeeper/cook, a butler/valet and a housemaid. ![]() īy the time of the 1871 Census he was living in his house in Holland Park Road, Kensington. In 1864 he became an Associate of the Royal Academy and in 1868 a full member. This remarkable work demonstrated that there was much more than just painting to Leighton. He had become a acquaintance of the Brownings while in Florence and in 1860 he was commissioned by Robert Browning to design the tomb for his wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning in the English Cemetery in Florence. He was by all accounts also a born leader and close friend. Ĭimabue's Celebrated Madonna Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence Albert was enchanted with it-so much so that he made me buy it. It is a beautiful painting, quite reminding one of a Paul Veronese, so bright and full of light. In her diary she wrote: There was a very big picture by a man called Leighton. On the opening day Queen Victoria bought it for 600 guineas. When it was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1855 it was a huge success. The colours and composition are strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphealite Brotherhood. While there he painted his first major work: Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence, a vast painting of a medieval procession. The family hence does not feature in either the 1841 or 1851 censuses.īy 1853, aged 23, he was studying in Florence. Leighton first studied art in these various European locations. The eldest child of the family, Fanny, had died not long before.įrederic was educated at University College School in Gower Street, London.ĭue to his mother's poor health the family spent a lot of time abroad, particularly in warmer climes. ![]() The family were there for his mother's health, which was never strong. He was christened 6 January 1831 in Scarborough. Frederic Leighton PRA was born in Yorkshire, England.įrederic Leighton was born on 3 December 1830 in Scarborough in Yorkshire, the third of five children of Dr Frederic Leighton and Augusta Nash. ![]()
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