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The Life, Letters and Work of
Frederic Baron Leighton
Of Stretton

VOL. II

"_I am a workman first, and an official after._"
--FRED. LEIGHTON, 1888.

"_Es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille,
Doch ein Character in dem Strom der Welt._"
--GOETHE.

The Life, Letters and
Work of

Frederic Leighton

BY
MRS. RUSSELL BARRINGTON
AUTHOR OF "REMINISCENCES OF G.F. WATTS," ETC. ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II

LONDON
GEORGE ALLEN, RUSKIN HOUSE
1906

[All rights reserved]

Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.
At the Ballantyne Press

CONTENTS

PAGE
INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER I
FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON, 1859-1863 36

CHAPTER II
ILLUSTRATIONS FOR _CORNHILL MAGAZINE_--FRESCO FOR LYNDHURST
CHURCH--ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY--MRS. LEIGHTON'S
DEATH, 1863-1865 91

CHAPTER III
JOURNEYS TO THE EAST--CONSTANTINOPLE--SMYRNA--ATHENS--DIARY
"UP THE NILE TO PHYLAE," 1866-1869 128

CHAPTER IV
ROYAL ACADEMICIAN--MUSIC--ARAB HALL, 1869-1878 188

CHAPTER V
LEIGHTON AS PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY, 1878-1896 223