The age old cliché of the “starving artist” could not be less accurate for a man like Frederic Leighton.
Born into a wealthy family (with a grandfather who had previously been the lead doctor to the Russian royal family in St. Petersburg) - he was well travelled, well educated, and always very well supported by his family allowance.
But make no mistake …
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