Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Leighton Fund
Creations i
Burlington House courtyard - Joshua Reynolds
{On the pedestal, at the front:} Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723 - 1792 First Pre...
Charles II - Sloane Square
{Running around the urn near the top:} Sweet Thames run softly till I end my...
Nell Gwynne - Sloane Square
She's manipulating a fan but meanwhile, unnoticed by Nell, her dress has slip...
Other Subjects
Francis Bourgeois
Artist. Born Peter Francis Lewis Bourgeois in London. He became an art dealer and collector in association with Margaret and Noel Desenfans, and with them founded the Dulwich Picture Gallery. In 17...
1 memorial
Robert Gordon McHarg III
Opened the Subway Gallery in 2006.
1 memorial
James Pryde
James Ferrier "Jimmy" Pryde. Born Edinburgh. Came to London in 1890. In 1893 he married Marian Symons and his sister Mabel married William Nicholson. That year also the Beggarstaffs began their par...
1 memorial
Sophie Fedorovitch
Russian-born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch designed for s...
Person, Art, Craft / Design, Dance, Theatre, Tragedy, Russia
1 memorial
John Constable
Painter. Born in East Bergholt, on the Essex/Suffolk border. From 1819 Constable spent much of his time in Hampstead and many of his finest paintings are of Hampstead landscapes. He died in Fitzrov...
5 memorials