William Leighton Leitch

William Leighton Leitch

William Leighton Leitch (1804–1883) was a Scottish landscape painter.

Leitch began his career as an apprentice to a sign painter in Glasgow. In 1824, he became a scene painter at the Glasgow Theatre Royal. He continued this after he moved to London in 1830. He later traveled to Italy and Sicily area where he stayed for several years and was introduced to aristocratic families. At this time, he produced watercolor and oil paintings of the Alban Hills landscape.

Starting in 1842 Leitch gave drawing and watercolor lessons to Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family. Leitch was an influence on the Hungarian painter, Miklós Barabás. In 1862, he was elected to the New Society of Painters in Watercolours and he served as Vice–President for twenty years. Between 1833 and 1861 he exhibited at the Royal Academy.

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* [http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/search/Artist.asp?maker_id=128391 Examples of Leitch's work]


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