![]() ![]() Lay thy sweet hand in mine and trust in me: 1891 E J Blair Leighton, who has also adopted painting as a profession. He had married in 1885, Miss Katherine Nash, by whom he had, with a daughter, one son, Mr. E Blair Leighton had been a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Among the better known of his pictures, many of which were published, may be named 'The Dying Copernicus (1880), To Arms (1888), Lay thy sweet hand in mine and trust in me ( 1891), Lady Godiva (1892), Two Strings (1893), Launched in Life (1894), The Accolade (1901), Tristram and Isolde (1907), The Dedication (1908), The Shadow (1909), 'To the Unknown Land (1911),' and 'The Boyhood of Alfred The Great,' 1913. He commenced exhibiting in 1874, and succeeded, four years later, in securing the verdict of the Hanging Committee of the Royal Academy in favor of two works, entitled respectively 'Witness My Act and Seal,' and 'A Flaw in the Title.' Since then his highly wrought style was regularly represented at Burlington House until two years prior to his decease. The son was educated at University College School, before taking a position in an office in the city, but entered the Royal Academy Schools after a course of evening study at South Kensington and Heatherley's. Blair Leighton was born in London, on September 1st 1853, his father being that Charles Blair Leighton, portrait and subject painter, whose exhibits at the Royal Academy and other London galleries covered the period between 18. Edward Blair Leighton, on September 1st, removed from our midst a painter who, though he did not attain to the higher flights of art, yet played a distinguished part in aiding the public mind to an appreciation of the romance attaching to antiquity, and to a realization of the fellowship of mankind throughout the ages. Obituary - The late Edmund Blair Leighton 1853-1922 ![]() I set out below a short obituary of Leighton, taken from a magazine published early in 1923. He lived at 14 Priory Road, Bedford Park, London, and died on the 1st September 1922. Leighton was, as might be expected from his historic genre paintings a collector of old musical instruments, art, and furniture. He exhibited annually at the RA from 1878 to 1920. ![]() Leighton married Katherine Nash in 1885 they had a son and daughter. He was educated at University College School, before becoming a student at the Royal Academy Schools. I set out below such information as I have been able to accumulate on the elusive Leighton.Įdmund Blair Leighton was born on the 21st September 1853, the son of the artist Charles Blair Leighton. It would appear that he left no diaries, and I have been unable to locate any mention of him in biographies, and though he exhibited at the Royal Academy for over forty years, he was never an Academician or an Associate. Leighton was also a fastidious craftsman producing highly- finished beautifully painted decorative pictures. The reasons for the continuing popularity of the artist's work are not difficult to understand, as they are similar to those in his lifetime, namely nostalgia for an elegant chivalrous past. Rather like Waterhouse, and Herbert Draper, Leighton the man has virtually disappeared. PDM Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.English Pre-Raphaelite (2nd Wave) PainterĮdmund Blair Leighton was a painter of historical genre pictures, mainly of medieval times, but also regency. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II ( more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions ( more information). Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. Creator QS:P170,Q142420 Licensing Public domain Public domain false false
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