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...
Muralist. Married to Anna. Designed the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural but died suddenly from a heart attack, aged 39 before the painting began. He was also working on the Cable Street mural when he...
Born Edinburgh. Studied law at Middle Temple in 1948 and then in 1950 returned to Edinburgh to paint. Back in London 1952-4 at the Slade School. He returned to Scotland, but in 1963 he moved to the...
Fashion designer and dress historian, who brought the history of fashion to bear on art history and the dating of paintings. She designed for the theatre and for fashion, having her own shop in the...
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