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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 was a British painter, sculptor, politician, and draftsperson born in Scarborough in 1830. He worked in London, Brussels, Paris, and Frankfurt, and was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Aestheticism, Neoclassicism, and Symbolism. His notable works include *Flaming June*, *Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna*, *The Bath of Psyche*, and *Cymon and Iphigenia*. He served in the British Army and was educated at the Academy of Arts in Berlin, the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Heatherley School of Fine Art.
Leighton received the Prix de Rome, the Royal Gold Medal, the Legion of Honour, and was made a Knight Bachelor and baronet. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and the Académie des beaux-arts. He died in London in 1896. His archives are held at the National Library of Wales, and he is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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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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