Frederic Leighton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederic Leighton

English painter and sculptor, and for one day a peer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1830

Place of Birth: Scarborough, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1896

Profession: politician, painter, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British painter, draughtsman and sculptor.
His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter.
Leighton was the bearer of the shortest-lived peerage in history; after only one day his hereditary peerage became extinct upon his death.



Description	British painter, sculptor and politician
Date of birth/death	3 December 1830	25 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Scarborough	London
Work period	circa 1855-1896
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q160252 VIAF: 18031604 ISNI: 0000 0000 8339 6135 ULAN: 500030022 LCCN: n80079496 NLA: 35556809 WorldCat