Lord Frederick
Leighton
English painter, sculptor, illustrator & writer
born 1830- died 1896

Of the Academicism Movement.
His works were of historical, biblical and classical subject matter. He has the distinction of having the shortest peerage in history as the title of Baron Leighton of Stretton in the County of Shropshire, was issued on 24 January 1896; Leighton died the next day of angina pectoris. As Leighton did not have any children the title became extinct.
In 1864 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1878 he became its President (1878–96).