Frederic Leighton (1830-1896)
Frederick Leighton Born 3 December 1830, Scarborough, England Died 25 January 1896 (aged 65), London, England Nationality English Field painting and sculpture Training Eduard Von Steinle Movement Academicism, Victorian Classicism Works Flaming June Influenced Frank Bernard Dicksee Awards Prix de Rome, Légion d'honneur Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton PRA (3 December 1830–25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton, Bt, between 1886 and 1896, was an English painter and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical and classical subject matter. Leighton was bearer of the shortest-lived peerage in history; after only one day his hereditary peerage became extinct. Biography Leighton was born in Scarborough to a family in the import and export business. He was educated at University College School, London. He then received his artistic training on the European continent, first from Eduard Von Steinle and then from Giovanni Costa. When in Florence, aged 24,...
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