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Group    From 1896 

Leighton Fund

Categories: Art, Benefactor

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Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. 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."

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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...

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Charles II - Sloane Square

{Running around the urn near the top:} Sweet Thames run softly till I end my ...

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Nell Gwynne - Sloane Square

She's manipulating a fan but meanwhile, unnoticed by Nell, her dress has slip...

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Putney School of Art

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Stephen Barkway
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