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Edmund Blair Leighton

Born 1853 Died 1922

Edmund Blair Leighton was born in London, son of the portrait painter Charels Blair Leighton. A historical genre painter, his pictures of elegant ladies in landscapes or interiors have a similar kind of charm to those of j.j.j. Tissot. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and various other London Institutes in the years 1878 to 1920, where the titles were such as 'An Inspiration','A Literary Lover' and 'The End of The Song'. The leeds Art Gallery has his 'Lady Godiva'.