The life, letters and work of Frederic Leighton. Volume II
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton, published in 1906 by Mrs. Russell Barrington, a friend and neighbor of the painter, is an affectionate biography of the Victorian artist who became President of the Royal Academy and the first painter raised to the peerage. This second volume follows Leighton from his first London studio through his illustrations for the Cornhill Magazine, a fresco for Lyndhurst church and his election to the Academy, then his journeys to Constantinople, Athens and up the Nile, his love of music, the creation of the Arab Hall in his house, his years as President and his death in 1896. Many letters and reproductions of his paintings and sketches illustrate the text. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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