Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896)
March 11, 2007 – 9:25 pm
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.
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.
16 Responses to “Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896)”
Very cool blog. So many topics. How’s the dawat scene in the UK?
By The Jolly Bengali on Mar 18, 2007
No relation! (Not that I know of.)
By Leighton Cooke on Mar 19, 2007
Seems like you cover a wide assortment of topics much like me. The picture is gorgeous.
By Aisha on Mar 21, 2007
Hi guys and thanks for the comments - good to see you here Aisha and Jolly Bengali. Leighton - I was going to ask if you were a namesake..
Yep I would have trouble ‘restricting’ myself to few topics, I rant on all sorts of things and find a range of stuff fascinating. Jolly Bengali - re: ‘dawats’
( that’s dinner parties by the way for non-bengali speakers!) well i’m not the best person to ask- i guess they’re pretty much the same from what little i’ve seen of the dawat scene: (’ve only been living in the UK as a student and post-student life - I didn’t grow up here) similar social dynamics.
By sonia on Mar 26, 2007
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).
By Rumbold on Mar 26, 2007
Namesake, but no relation. Know what you mean about restricting topics. We all know we should focus more but…
By leightoncooke on Mar 27, 2007
Awesome! That Flaming June!
By Suroor on Mar 27, 2007
oh yes Rumbold — they would be the ’spammers’!! unfortunately sometimes my spam filter ‘overflows’… i can’t think how to get a 100% spam solution..and I don’t want to have to moderate comments. Even if its about 5 or 6 comments getting through- they’re usually the sort of things you don’t want showing up on your front page! Thanks for mentioning it anyways.
Suroor - it’s an amazing work of art isn’t it..
By sonia on Mar 27, 2007
You Brits have it good but hey we have the Smithsonian too!
By Saqi Namah on Apr 7, 2007
heh heh is it a competition? well i daresay Britain has had a headstart…
By sonia on Apr 11, 2007
Hey my art knowledge is appauling, so I just say Hi! Hope you are well!
By Daniel on May 5, 2007
Hi Daniel - good to see you…all is well & extremely busy… !
By sonia on May 8, 2007
Hi from me, too. I’ve caught Flickritis, so I’m very busy too!
By Leighton Cooke on May 8, 2007
Link.
By Leighton Cooke on May 8, 2007
http://www.flickr.com/photos/74233090@N00/
One more try!
By Leighton Cooke on May 8, 2007
Umm Umm..Leighton..what wonderful pictures! i realized i never got back to you by email about the eco-fashion item in your magazine..i’m so sorry! its been so crazy with work now that *climate change* is mainstream! (!) i haven’t even gotten around to writing on this blog for AGES!
Hope you’re well - judging from the photos - very well!
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By sonia on May 11, 2007