Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill
William Leighton Leitch, 1804 - 1883. Water-colour painter [c]
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About this artwork
The son of a manufacturer, William Leighton Leitch abandoned a career in law to become a landscape painter, inspired through an early love of art and meeting with the artists Horatio McCulloch (1805-1867) and Daniel Macnee (1806-1882). His work was admired by Queen Victoria and he taught her drawing for almost twenty years. He posed for Hill and Adamson a number of times, including in costume as a monk.
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title:William Leighton Leitch, 1804 - 1883. Water-colour painter [c]
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date created:1843 - 1847
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materials:Salted paper print
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measurements:19.10 x 14.60 cm
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credit line:Elliot Collection, bequeathed 1950
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accession number:PGP HA 1320
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