Frederic Leighton: Selected Paintings (Colour Plates)

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton PRA (1830 – 1896) was an English painter and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter.
Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton. 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. At age 17, in the summer of 1847, he met the philosopher Arthur Sc...