
Frederick, Lord Leighton (1830-1896) was one of the most respected artists of his day. He was a leading exponent of what has latterly been described as sentimental classicism, a style that drew together traces of the ancient classical traditions of Greece and Rome, with the moral...

Traces the development of Leighton's work, from early sketches to the later large-scale paintings and sculpture. Includes 40 reproductions of Leighton's work.