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region in 1834, and Leitch was a great influence on Barabás's future work. After an absence of four years, during which Leitch supported himself mainly by teaching, and had visited the principal cities of Italy, and made numerous sketches there and in
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painter and illustrator. He was Drawing Master to Queen Victoria for 22 years. He was Vice President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, on Pall Mall in London, for twenty years.
74:, the son of a soldier who had previously been a sailor. Leitch soon developed a strong inclination for art, and used to practise drawing at night with David Macnee, afterwards president of the 288: 360: 190: 433: 193:(RI). From that time he contributed regularly to its exhibitions but did not exhibit elsewhere. He served as the society's vice-president for 20 years. 408: 244:'s "Scotland delineated" (1847–54). The sketches in his possession at his death, with a very few finished drawings and oil pictures, were sold at 236:
Among the books illustrated with engravings from his drawings are the Rev. Robert Walsh's "Constantinople and the Turkish empire" (1838);
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in his prime. His works are marked by their graceful composition, their pure colour, and the brilliant effects of atmosphere.
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in 1832, he travelled to the continent in 1833, passing through the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland to Italy. While in
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Leitch was a master of his art, which was based on a profound study of nature and of the great masters, especially
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and became the drawing master to her majesty and the royal family for 22 years. The
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He now devoted himself almost entirely to teaching and working in
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between 1841 and 1861, but in 1862 was elected a member of the
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in March 1884, and brought upwards of 9,000 pounds.
105:, and obtained employment as a scene-painter at the 85:In 1824 he was engaged as a scene-painter at the 54:(2 Nov 1804 – 25 April 1883) was a master 8: 297:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 309:William Leighton Leitch, landscape painter 339:(Her Majesty's Government Art Collection) 196:Leitch died in April 1883 at his home in 257: 208:(1826–1882), was also an artist. 320:(Walter Scott, 1887) pp. 237–246. 163:, he returned to London in July 1837. 369:(The Metropolitan Museum in New York) 191:Institute of painters in Watercolours 185:Leitch exhibited occasionally at the 138:After exhibiting two drawings at the 7: 379:Baptismal Font, Cathedral of Palermo 146:he met and became friends with the 434:19th-century Scottish male artists 25: 154:; They toured and painted in the 27:For the American politician, see 373: 333:(The National Gallery in London) 294:Dictionary of National Biography 276: 41:William Leighton Leitch (1860s) 409:19th-century Scottish painters 1: 357:(Indianapolis Museum of Art) 351:(The Tyne and Wear Museums) 113:. He had some lessons from 450: 140:Society of British Artists 26: 424:British landscape artists 367:Examples of Leitch's work 363:(Cleveland Museum of Art) 361:Examples of Leitch's work 355:Examples of Leitch's work 349:Examples of Leitch's work 337:Examples of Leitch's work 331:Examples of Leitch's work 419:Scottish watercolourists 383:Letitia Elizabeth Landon 289:Leitch, William Leighton 206:Richard Principal Leitch 317:Lives, Great and Simple 311:(London, Blackie, 1884) 127:Santa Maria Del Carmine 52:William Leighton Leitch 414:Scottish male painters 238:George Newenham Wright 226: 135: 87:Theatre Royal, Glasgow 48: 219: 123: 39: 429:Artists from Glasgow 182:was his last pupil. 109:(now demolished) on 343:Biography of Leitch 307:MacGeorge, Andrew. 70:Leitch was born in 345:(visitrannoch.com) 242:John Parker Lawson 227: 136: 103:Clarkson Stanfield 49: 314:Tooley, Sarah A. 180:Princess of Wales 45:Elliott & Fry 29:William T. Leitch 18:William L. Leitch 16:(Redirected from 441: 377: 298: 280: 279: 265: 262: 111:Charlotte Street 76:Scottish Academy 21: 449: 448: 444: 443: 442: 440: 439: 438: 389: 388: 327: 304: 302:Further reading 286: 277: 269: 268: 264:Tooley, p. 246. 263: 259: 254: 225: 214: 198:St. John's Wood 134: 115:Copley Fielding 107:Queen's Theatre 68: 47: 42: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 447: 445: 437: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 391: 390: 387: 386: 372:A painting of 370: 364: 358: 352: 346: 340: 334: 326: 325:External links 323: 322: 321: 312: 303: 300: 274: 273: 267: 266: 256: 255: 253: 250: 220: 213: 210: 172:Queen Victoria 152:MiklĂłs Barabás 124: 67: 64: 40: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 446: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 396: 394: 384: 380: 376: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 353: 350: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 328: 324: 319: 318: 313: 310: 306: 305: 301: 299: 296: 295: 290: 284: 283:public domain 271: 270: 261: 258: 251: 249: 247: 243: 239: 234: 232: 223: 218: 211: 209: 207: 203: 199: 194: 192: 188: 187:Royal Academy 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 164: 162: 157: 156:Lago Maggiore 153: 149: 145: 141: 132: 128: 122: 118: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 99:David Roberts 96: 92: 88: 83: 81: 77: 73: 65: 63: 61: 57: 53: 46: 38: 34: 30: 19: 315: 308: 292: 275: 260: 235: 228: 221: 195: 184: 176:Lady Canning 168:watercolours 165: 137: 84: 69: 51: 50: 33: 404:1883 deaths 399:1804 births 272:Attribution 95:snuff boxes 93:, painting 60:watercolour 393:Categories 252:References 246:Christie's 202:Piccadilly 125:Church of 58:landscape 222:Landscape 150:painter, 148:Hungarian 91:Mauchline 56:Scottish 285::  72:Glasgow 231:Turner 224:(1867) 161:Sicily 144:Venice 133:(1840) 131:Naples 80:weaver 212:Work 101:and 66:Life 291:". 174:by 43:by 395:: 129:, 385:. 287:" 31:. 20:)

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William L. Leitch
William T. Leitch

Elliott & Fry
Scottish
watercolour
Glasgow
Scottish Academy
weaver
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Mauchline
snuff boxes
David Roberts
Clarkson Stanfield
Queen's Theatre
Charlotte Street
Copley Fielding

Santa Maria Del Carmine
Naples
Society of British Artists
Venice
Hungarian
Miklós Barabás
Lago Maggiore
Sicily
watercolours
Queen Victoria
Lady Canning
Princess of Wales

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