{"title":"Frederic Leighton","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-161\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-443 citation-end-443\"\u003eFrederic Leighton (1830–1896) was a fascinating and influential figure in the Victorian art world.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Here are some interesting facts about his life and career: \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-162\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shortest-Lived Peerage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-442 citation-end-442\"\u003e Leighton holds the record for the shortest-lived peerage in history.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He was created Baron Leighton of Stretton on January 24, 1896, and died the very next day, January 25. \u003cspan class=\"citation-441 citation-end-441\"\u003eHis hereditary title became extinct after existing for only one day.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-163\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-440\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-440\"\u003e\"Colonel of the Royal Academy\":\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-440 citation-end-440\"\u003e Beyond his art, Leighton was an enthusiastic volunteer soldier.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He led the 38th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteer Corps (the \"Artists Rifles\") and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. \u003cspan class=\"citation-439 citation-end-439\"\u003eHis contemporary, the painter James Whistler, famously poked fun at his dual life by calling him the \"Colonel of the Royal Academy and the President of the Artists Rifles – aye, and he paints a little!\"\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-164\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-438 citation-end-438\"\u003eA \"Contortionist's\" Masterpiece:\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e His most famous painting, \u003ci\u003eFlaming June\u003c\/i\u003e, is renowned for the circular, intertwined pose of the sleeping woman. Leighton claimed this position was inspired by a tired model in his studio, but the pose is actually anatomically impossible to hold for any significant length of time; he manipulated the figure’s proportions—notably elongating the thigh—to create a composition that could only exist on canvas. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-165\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Leighton Pencil\":\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-437 citation-end-437\"\u003e Leighton had a preference for high-quality, pure Cumberland lead pencils for his sketches.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e His preference was so well-known that the brand became marketed as the \"Leighton pencil\" starting around 1888. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-166\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Cosmopolitan Upbringing:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-436 citation-end-436\"\u003e Unlike many of his British contemporaries, Leighton did not receive his formal artistic training in Britain.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-435 citation-end-435\"\u003eHe grew up traveling extensively throughout Europe with his family and spoke French, German, Spanish, and Italian fluently.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-167\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-434\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-434\"\u003ePortrait of a Philosopher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-434 citation-end-434\"\u003e At age 17, while in Frankfurt, Leighton met the famous philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and drew his portrait.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It remains the only known full-length study of Schopenhauer done from life. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_bd72b86ecf386e0a-168\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Arab Hall:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-433 citation-end-433\"\u003e His home in London, now the Leighton House Museum, features a spectacular \"Arab Hall.\"\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Inspired by his extensive travels to North Africa and the Middle East, he built this hall to showcase his collection of thousands of exquisite Persian tiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"flaming-june-frederic-leighton","title":"Frederic Leighton - Flaming June (27.5 in x 27.5 in)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is famous for the vibrant orange of the woman's dress and her winding, sleeping pose. 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