Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896)

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Leighton Drawings Project
The Leighton Drawings Project aimed to catalogue, conserve, photograph and exhibit the collection of almost 700 drawings by Frederic Leighton at Leighton House Museum. It was carried out between 2005 and 2007 with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, and can be accessed, along with a database of all Leighton drawings in other public collections worldwide, from the website of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

“Flaming June” is the Leighton painting that I find the most sensuous: the imagery is evocative of glorious repose.
flaming june

Frederic Leighton”s studio is now open to the public as a museum : it is known as an amazing work of architecture in its own right- a fusion of Middle Eastern and European styles. Paintings on display include works by contemporaries of Leighton including Edward Burne-Jones.
Leighton House Museum

16 Comments to Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896)

  1. March 18, 2007 at 11:48 pm | Permalink

    Very cool blog. So many topics. How’s the dawat scene in the UK?

  2. March 19, 2007 at 9:46 am | Permalink

    No relation! (Not that I know of.)

  3. March 21, 2007 at 7:41 pm | Permalink

    Seems like you cover a wide assortment of topics much like me. The picture is gorgeous.

  4. Rumbold's Gravatar Rumbold
    March 26, 2007 at 10:06 pm | Permalink

    Sorry Sonia, I went on your website the other day and there appeared to be dozens of comments by inappropriate names (they all have disappeared now).

  5. March 27, 2007 at 1:33 am | Permalink

    Namesake, but no relation. Know what you mean about restricting topics. We all know we should focus more but…

  6. Suroor's Gravatar Suroor
    March 27, 2007 at 5:28 am | Permalink

    Awesome! That Flaming June!

  7. April 7, 2007 at 6:41 pm | Permalink

    You Brits have it good but hey we have the Smithsonian too!

  8. April 11, 2007 at 12:44 am | Permalink

    heh heh is it a competition? well i daresay Britain has had a headstart…

  9. May 5, 2007 at 7:07 am | Permalink

    Hey my art knowledge is appauling, so I just say Hi! Hope you are well!

  10. May 8, 2007 at 12:30 pm | Permalink

    Hi from me, too. I’ve caught Flickritis, so I’m very busy too!

  11. May 8, 2007 at 12:33 pm | Permalink

    Link.

  12. Leighton Cooke's Gravatar Leighton Cooke
    May 8, 2007 at 12:35 pm | Permalink

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