Frederic Lord Leighton, late president of the Royal Academy of Arts
by Jean Rhys
First published 1898 · English · 144 pages
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This is an illustrated study of Frederic Leighton, the Victorian painter and sculptor who became president of the Royal Academy of Arts. Published in 1898, soon after his death, it surveys his career, his classical and Italian influences and his best-known works, and offers an appreciation of his place in British art of his time.