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
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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
William Holman Hunt
Painter and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His intended middle name was ‘Hobman’ (his mother’s maiden name) which he disliked. Discovering that it had been misspelled as ‘Holman’ at ...
2 memorials
Brian Glen Barnes, MBE
Muralist and community artist. Created murals around south London for over 45 years. Born Farnborough, Kent. When he and his wife, Aileen, moved to Battersea they became activists campaigning for...
7 memorials
Ananda Coomaraswamy
A Tamil philosopher and art historian. Born in Ceylon of a Tamil father and an English mother, brought up in England. Studied at University College, London.
1 memorial
2 memorials
Whitechapel Boys
From the Whitechapel Gallery: "A group of significant artists and writers emerged from the Jewish diaspora in east London at the beginning of the 20th Century." Artists: David Bomberg, Jacob Epste...
1 memorial