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Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton (1830–1896) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland painter, sculptor and politician.

Also recorded 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.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Etruscan school and Aestheticism. Work is classified under history painting, painting and allegory. Places of work recorded in the authority include London, Brussels and Paris. Works named in the authority record include Flaming June, Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna, The Bath of Psyche and Cymon and Iphigenia. Catalogue entries for sculpture state material, cast or carving, dimensions and foundry or workshop marks. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

English painter and sculptor (1830–1896)

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Frederic Leighton”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q160252: Frederic Leighton

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