A Woodburytype entitled 'Frederick [sic] Leighton' taken by Lock and Whitfield in 1877. This Woodburytype is taken from a series of seven volumes entitled 'Men of Mark'. Published between 1876 and 1883, each volume featured 36 portraits of prominent men of the time.

A Woodburytype entitled 'Frederick [sic] Leighton' taken by Lock and Whitfield in 1877.

Lord Frederic Leighton (1830-1896) was an English painter and sculptor who began his studies in Italy. He became president of the Royal Academy in 1878, a post he held until his death in 1896.

This Woodburytype is taken from a series of seven volumes entitled 'Men of Mark'. Published between 1876 and 1883, each volume featured 36 portraits of prominent men of the time. A brief biographical essay by Thompson Cooper (1837-1904) accompanied each portrait.