Artist: Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896)
Nationality: British
Movement: Classicism
Media: Painting, Sculpture
Influences:

Biography:
Frederic Leighton gained worldly experience traveling across Europe in his early life. He studied in Frankfurt, Rome, and Paris before settling in England in 1859. He had gained a reputation four years earlier when his painting, Cimabue’s Madonna Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence was exhibited at the Royal Academy show. Queen Victoria purchased the painting. Despite this achievement, his reputation in England and internationally grew slowly, reaching its height in the middle of the 1860’s. He was elected President of the Royal Academy in 1878. His artistic output consisted of portraits, book illustrations, and Classical Greek-inspired paintings. Leighton was made a baronet in 1886.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Lachrymae (Mary Lloyd), ca. 1895 Frederic Lord Leighton (British, 1830-1896)Oil on canvas; 62 x 24
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Head of a Woman, Called Lucia Frederic Lord Leighton (British, 1830-1896)Oil on canvas; 14 7/8
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Frederic Leighton - Clytie 1890-1892 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Frederic Leighton - Miss May Sartoris c. 1860 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum English
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Frederic Leighton - Miss Laing 1853 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Frederic Leighton - On the Nile, 1868 1868 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Frederic Leighton - Study for Captive Andromache c. 1866 oil on panel Dahesh Museum of Art British
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Clare Leighton The Net Menders Wood engraving 1933
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Frederic Leighton - David "Oh, that I had wings like a Dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest." Psalm 55:6 1865 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art British
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Clare Leighton March - Threshing Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton February - Lopping Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton January - Lambing Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton May - Sheep Shearing Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton November - Ploughing Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton April - Sowing Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton June - Haymaking Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton August - Harvesting Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton The Clam Diggers Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton December - The Fat Sock Market Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton October - Cider Making Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton July - Cottage Garden Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton Winnowers, Majorca Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton September - Apple PIcking Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton Turning the Plow Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton Landscape, hills and trees Wood engraving 20th century
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Clare Leighton Landscape, church tower and houses Wood engraving 20th century
Museum of Fine Arts -
Lord Frederic Leighton, English, 1830-1896 Painter"s Honeymoon about 1864 Oil on canvas 83.8 x 76.8
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Frederic Leighton - The Syracusan Bride Leading Wild Beasts in Procession to the Temple of Diana c. 1865 oil on canvas Dahesh Museum of Art British
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Henry Inman - Frederic Betts 1830's oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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FrÈdÈrick Leighton Coast of Aegina oil on canvas 1867
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William Leighton Leitch Ben More, Perthshire 19th century
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Frederic Villeneuve (Louis-Jules-Frederic) Rombeau avec une inscription grecque (Petra) Lithograph 18th - 19th century
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Clare Leighton The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) book in slipcase with 17 wood engravings 1945
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Clare Leighton Illustration on page 351 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) Wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Illustration on page67 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Illustration on page 234 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Illustration on page 139 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Illustration on page 261 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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James Egan Thomas Leighton, Esquire 18th - 19th century
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Pablo Picasso - Portrait of Frederic Joliot-Curie n.d. Lithograph A Museum of Fine Art in Madison, Georgia Spanish
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Clare Leighton Title page vignette in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton End piece vignette on page 397 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Leighton Bros. Snowballing in the moonlight,Christmas Eve. 19th century
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Joseph Swan The Lakes of Scotland by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: A. Fullarton & Co., 1839) book with 55 engravings and 18 wood engravings in the text 1839
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 9 on page 335 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 1 on page 9 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 7 on page 239 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 2 on page 63 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 10 on page 369 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 8 on page 298 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 6 on page 200 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 3 on page 104 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 5 on page 170 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Clare Leighton Head piece vignette for chapter 4 on page 130 in the book The Time Of Man by Elizabeth Madox Roberts (New York: The Viking Press, 1945) wood engraving 1945
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Paul Adolphe Rajon Sir Frederick Leighton 19th century
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Leighton Bros. A shephard, his dog and his flock on a winter landscape. 19th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Lord Frederick Leighton Title: Jonathan"s Token to David Date: about 1868 Medium: oil on
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Joseph Swan Bridgegate, on twenty-third page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Leighton Bros. Cardinal Wolsey, From a painting by Sir. John Gilbert. 19th century
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Joseph Swan Ailsa Craig, title page vignette in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Leighton Bros. Interior of the Art Treasures Palace,Manchester 1857 19th century
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Joseph Swan Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] book with 81 wood engravings on 42 pages including title page vignette ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Corhouse and Fall of Stonebyres, two images on third page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Glasgow and Govan, two images on twenty-fourth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Paisley and Abbey of Paisley, two images on twenty-fifth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Interior of the Choir of Cathedral of Glasgow, tenth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Gairloch Head and Greenock, two images on thirty-first page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Brromielaw, Shippin &c and Old Bridge &c., two images on twentieth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Castle Toward and Rothesay, two images on thirty-sixth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Milport and Largs, two images on thirty-seventh page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Mauldslie Castle and Cambusnethan House, two images on fifth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Carstairs House and Bonniton Lynn, two images on first page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving 1840
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Joseph Swan Helensburgh and Roseneath House, two images on thirtieth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Eglinton Castle and Ayr, two images on thirty-ninth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Laven Castle &c. and Dunoon and Castle, v on thirty-third page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Woodside Crescent and Lunatic Asylum, two imageson seventeenth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Glasgow from Arn's Well and Cathedral Infirmary & c., two images on eighth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Glasgow from the Green and Royal Exchange, two images on seventh page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Anonymous Frederic Second -Napoleon 19th century
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Leighton Bros. A young woman knocks on the door, while observing a starling on the stoop. 19th century
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Joseph Swan Pladda Light House and Campbeltown, two images on forty-first page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Carlton Place &c. and Gorbals CHapel &c., two images on twenty-third page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Kelly House and Skelmorlie Castle, two images on thirty-fifth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Kelburn House and Saltcoats &c., two images on thirty-eighth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Hamilton Palace and Bothwell Castle, two images on sixth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Cartlane Craig and Bridge and Corra Lyn and Castle, two images on second page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Dunure Castle and Culzean Castle, two images on fortieth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Clyde and Dunglass Castle and Bowling Bay, two images on twenty-eighth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Fort Dundas and Trongate and Argyle Street, two images on eighteenth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Archiepiscopal Palce and Cathedral, and Crypt under the Cathedral, two images on ninth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Greenock Quay and Custom House and Gourock, two images on thirty-second page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Blythswood House and Erskine House, two images on twenty-eighth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Assembly Rooms &C. and Old Theater and Old Royal Bank, two images on fifteenth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Lee House and Craignethan Castle and the River Nethan, two images on fourth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Jamaica Street (Old) Bridge and Glagow Bridge, two images on twenty-first page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan College High Street &c. and Hunterian Museum, two images on twelfth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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J. and J. Lory Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan, by Way of the Simplon by Frederic Schoberl (London: R. Ackermann, 1820) book with color aquatints with hand coloring 1820
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Joseph Swan Dumbarton Castle and Town and Port-Glasgow, two images on twenty-ninth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan George's Square and Blythswood Place St. Vincent Street &c, two images on sixteenth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840
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Joseph Swan Cloch Lighthouse and Innerkip and Ardgown House, two images on thirty-fourth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840] wood engraving ca. 1840

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (9)
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White Box: RadioActive: An audio work by Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri
The project will take the form of a radio broadcast that will be played through speakers in front of the gallery of White Box. Passersby will be able to stop at different times of the day and listen to a variety of programs. For one of the pr...
Barber Institute of Fine Arts: The Blue Bower: Rossetti in the 1860s
This exhibition brings together twenty works of art by Rossetti and focuses on his masterpiece of the period, The Blue Bower (1865). These works are displayed in context with paintings and drawings by other nine...
womenphotographers.com: Website for Women Photographers Launched
Women photographers are being offered a page on the website, which enables them to include four images of their choice, 50 words of text, plus a portrait of themselves. If they have their own website, a link is provided. To have a page on the webs...
Figureworks: Robert Shetterly: Annunciation Series -- Eric Weil: Mixed-media Sculpture
Robert Shetterly says of his work, "I make pictures to keep myself from being overwhelmed by the world. I consider my work to be a contemplation of what it means tobe alive - a celebration of the imagination, the ambiguities of human behavior, ...
Arlington Museum of Art: Within Sight: Work by Contemporary Arlington Artists
Artists in Within Sight are: Julia Franklin - Large and small-scale sculptures that use women's shoes as a departure point for exploring gender roles. Benito Huerta - Large canvases and monoprints whose imagery borrows equally from hig...
South London Gallery: Walter Crane (1845-1915): Wallpaper, Costumes and Book Design Alongside The Triumph of Labour
Founded by philanthropist William Rossiter, the South London Gallery opened on its present site in 1891. Rossiter was supported by a group of prominent contemporary artists, including John Ruskin and Frederic, Lord Leighton. The aim of the foundin...
Frick Collection: A Brush with Nature: The Gere Collection of Landscape Oil Sketches
Created by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century artists working out of doors, these plein-air sketches were painted quickly -- the artists often spent no more than two hours on a work -- and attempted to capture subtle atmospheric effects and...
Christie's: The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art on View at Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh
The sale will also profile rare works by lesser-known artists of the Victoria period as the collection spans the key artists and the themes of the period to offer artworks to suit all levels of collecting. "The Forbes Collection of Victorian...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Signac 1863-1935: Master Neo-Impressionist
Often viewed as the second man of Neo-Impressionism, Paul Signac (1863-1935) has long been considered an artist of talent in the shadow of the more celebrated ...

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