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Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896

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Personal name headingLeighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896
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Variant(s)Leighton, Frederic, Baron Leighton of Stretton, 1830-1896
Leighton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896
Associated countryGreat Britain France
LocatedLondon (England)
Birth date18301203
Death date18960125
Place of birthScarborough (England)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityPainting Sculpture
AffiliationRoyal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Profession or occupationPainters Sculptors
Found inVictorian painters, 1995 (Leighton, Frederic (Baron Leighton of Stretton); 1830-1896; knighted in 1878; baronet in 1886; peerage in 1896)
Wikipedia, Feb. 5, 2015 (Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, PRA; 3 December 1830 - 25 January 1896; known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a English painter and sculptor; born in Scarborough; lived in Paris from 1855-1859; moved to London in 1860; became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1878 and its President from 1878-1896)
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