Charles Blair Leighton
Charles Blair Leighton (6 March 1823 – 6 February 1855) was an English painter. He was the father of painter Edmund Blair Leighton (1853–1922).
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Charles Blair Leighton
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- Name
- Charles Leighton
- Born
- 6 March 1823
- Died
- 6 February 1855
- Field
- Painting
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · printer
- Languages
- English
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Charles Blair Leighton (6 March 1823 – 6 February 1855) was an English painter. He was the father of painter Edmund Blair Leighton (1853–1922).
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• Name — Charles Leighton • Birth Name — Charles Leighton • Born — 6 March 1823 • Died — 6 February 1855 • Field — Painting
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Charles Leighton was born to Stephen Leighton and Helen Blair. He was apprenticed to a silver-engraver between ages 14–21 but abandoned engraving and became a student of the Royal Academy. He painted portraits and figure-pieces, and was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy. He married Caroline Boosey, daughter of music publisher Thomas Boosey, in April 1849 and they had two daughters and a son, the painter Edmund Blair Leighton. He died on 6 February 1855, aged 31.
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