Charles Blair Leighton

Charles Blair Leighton (6 March 1823 – 6 February 1855) was an English painter. He was the father of painter Edmund Blair Leighton (1853–1922).[1]

Charles Leighton
Born
Charles Leighton

(1823-03-06)6 March 1823
Died6 February 1855(1855-02-06) (aged 31)
NationalityBritish
Known forPainting

Biography

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Charles Leighton was born to Stephen Leighton and Helen Blair. He was apprenticed to a silver-engraver between ages 14–21 but abandoned engraving and became a student of the Royal Academy. He painted portraits and figure-pieces, and was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy.

He married Caroline Boosey, daughter of music publisher Thomas Boosey, in April 1849 and they had two daughters and a son (the painter Edmund Blair Leighton).

He died on 6 February 1855, aged 31.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 33, by Lionel Henry Cust