Stanley Leighton b. 13 October 1837

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Barrister, politician and 'an accomplished amateur artist'. Leighton also published several books on the history and archaeology of his native Shropshire, illustrated after his own drawings.

Citations

  • (8 December 1956), 'Sydney Morning Herald’, Sydney, NSW, 1956-12-15.

  • Leighton, S. (1901), 'Shropshire House, Past and Present. Illustrated with Drawings by Stanley Leighton … with Descriptive Letterpress by the Artist’, London, England, UK.

  • Archer, M. (1969), 'British Drawings in the India Office Library Volume I: Amateur Artists’, London, England, UK : HMSO (Her/His Majesty’s Stationery Office).

  • Burmester, C. (1980), '(National Library of Australia: Guide to the Collections 3)’, Canberra, ACT.

  • Information sourced from Robertson, Lorna.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

See also

  • 'Pewsey Vale (Mr Joseph Gilbert's), near Lyndoch, SA, 1868, watercolour, Pictorial Collection (R4127), reproduced in NLA News, October 2000, 17.'.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870