Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
- Artist: George Frederic Watts
- Date: 1881
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 39 1/4 in. x 30 in. (997 mm x 761 mm)
- Portrays: Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
In this oil on canvas portrait titled “Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton”, painted in 1881 by George Frederic Watts, we see Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton, dressed in his Royal Academy gown. He sits with his left elbow resting on the back of the chair, hands casually clasped in his lap. The canvas measures about 39 by 30 inches and shows a simple yet intimate scene; one can almost feel the two friends’ proximity—Watts’ house backed onto Leighton’s, where they met through a garden gate. After Leighton's death Watts remarked, “Half my life is gone with Leighton.”
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Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton is in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
