Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought.
The newspaper article quoted at Sloane Square fountain contains: "... Leighton Fund, a trust founded by two sisters of Lord Leighton, a former president of the Royal Academy, for the purpose of placing pictures and other works of art in or near public buildings."
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Leighton Fund
{On the pedestal, at the front:} Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723 - 1792 First Pre...
{Running around the urn near the top:} Sweet Thames run softly till I end my ...
She's manipulating a fan but meanwhile, unnoticed by Nell, her dress has slip...
Watercolour painter. Probably born in London. Travelled on the Continent. Painted principally landscapes and nature, especially trees. From 1794 suffered mental illness and died in the care of...
Portrait painter. The Artist Rifles was formed at his studio, 1860. Died Sydenham.
From their Facebook page: "Art, activism and accountability. All our work is funded by the public, no big donors."
Scientist, artist, etc. - a polymath, the first "renaissance man". Born in Vinci, Italy (No? Really?). Died in France.
Gerald Edward Moira was an English painter best known for his murals. Born in London, the son of a former Portuguese diplomat. His first commission was a mural for J. Lyons and Co., for the Trocad...
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