Edmund Blair Leighton

Summary

Edmund Blair Leighton is a human^[1]. His place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on September 21, 1852^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on September 1, 1922^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (566 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Edmund Blair Leighton was born in London^[2].
• Edmund Blair Leighton passed away in London^[4].
• Edmund Blair Leighton was born on September 21, 1852^[3].
• Edmund Blair Leighton died on September 1, 1922^[5].
• Edmund Blair Leighton held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• Edmund Blair Leighton worked as a painter^[6].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's field of work was painting^[9].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Arts^[10].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's education included a stint at Heatherley School of Fine Art^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Edmund Blair Leighton is Lady Godiva^[12].
• Edmund Blair Leighton is recorded as male^[13].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Edmund Blair Leighton is associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood movement^[15].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's genre is genre painting^[16].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's Commons category is recorded as Edmund Blair Leighton^[17].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's family name is recorded as Leighton^[18].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's given name is recorded as Edmund^[19].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's work location is recorded as London^[20].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's Commons Creator page is recorded as Edmund Blair Leighton^[22].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Edmund Blair Leighton'}^[23].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library^[24].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's has works in the collection is recorded as Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki^[25].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's has works in the collection is recorded as Leeds Art Gallery^[26].
• Edmund Blair Leighton's has works in the collection is recorded as Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1852-09-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1922-09-01^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9c068e36-9e24-4aec-a516-78e21dca80c1^[32]

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Origins and Family

Edmund Blair Leighton's place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on September 21, 1852^[3].

Education

Educated at Royal Academy of Arts^[10], a national academy^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1768^[35], headquartered in City of Westminster^[36] and Heatherley School of Fine Art^[11], a school^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1845^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Edmund Blair Leighton's professions included painter^[6]. His field of work was painting^[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Edmund Blair Leighton is Lady Godiva^[12].

Death and Burial

Edmund Blair Leighton died on September 1, 1922^[5]. He passed away in London^[4].

Why It Matters

Edmund Blair Leighton ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (566 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Edmund Blair Leighton born?

Edmund Blair Leighton was born in London^[2].

Where did Edmund Blair Leighton die?

Edmund Blair Leighton passed away in London^[4].

What did Edmund Blair Leighton do for work?

Edmund Blair Leighton worked as painter^[6].

Where did Edmund Blair Leighton go to school?

Edmund Blair Leighton was educated at Royal Academy of Arts^[10] and Heatherley School of Fine Art^[11].