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Frederic Leighton

British painter and sculptor of the nineteenth century, a leading figure of Victorian academicism and President of the Royal Academy. He is remembered for his compositions inspired by classical and mythological subjects, executed with great technical refinement and a marked interest in the idealised beauty of the human figure.

Works
7
Years
1858–1895
As prints
6
The Fisherman and the Siren, Frederic LeightonThe Fisherman and the SirenFrederic Leighton, 1858From €29Orpheus and Eurydice, Frederic LeightonOrpheus and EurydiceFrederic Leighton, 1864From €29David, 'Oh That I Had Wings Like a Dove! For Then Would I Fly Away, and Be at Rest'. Psalm 55:6, Frederic LeightonDavid, 'Oh That I Had Wings Like a Dove! For Then Would I Fly Away, and Be at Rest'. Psalm 55:6Frederic Leighton, 1865From €29Lucia, Frederic LeightonLuciaFrederic Leighton, 1870From €29Captive Andromache, Frederic LeightonCaptive AndromacheFrederic Leighton, 1888From €29The Return of Persephone, Frederic LeightonThe Return of PersephoneFrederic Leighton, 1890From €29Tears, Frederic LeightonTearsFrederic Leighton, 1895

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