The English painter Edmund Blair Leighton received early lessons from his father, who also painted art. Edmund was talented and deepened his skills at the Royal Academy Schools. The painter quickly developed a preference for paintings with historical themes. His preference for depicting historical themes brought the artist into the circle of the English Pre-Raphaelites. The periods chosen by Leighton often refer to the Middle Ages and the Regency period. His motifs lack the reference to nature in art and therefore the artist is more likely to be associated with Romanticism or Neoclassicism. For over forty years the artist's works enjoyed such popularity that they were exhibited at the Royal Academy. In his private life, the artist liked to surround himself with beautiful things and collected old musical instruments.
The Victorian bourgeoisie had only a vague idea of life at court. Life around the king and queen was transfigured with romance and imagined with dreamy illusions. Edmund Blair Leighton imagined his world at court and brought it masterfully to the screen. "The Knighthood" is one of his most famous works and seems taken from the mythical world of King Arthur. The painting shows Leighton's great painterly skill. The chain mail is painted with fine brush work and fine light accents make the painting shine. The nostalgic feeling for chivalry carries the popularity of the painter to this day.
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.jpg "The Accolade, 1901 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Sweet Solitude, 1919 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Market Day, 1900 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The End of the Song by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Call to Arms by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "A Stolen Interview, 1888 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "My Fair Lady, 1914 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "A Favour by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Elaine by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Fond Farewell by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "September, 1915 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "How Liza Loved the King, 1890 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Flight of King Joseph Bonaparte from Vitoria, Spain, 1813 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "A Source of Admiration by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Maternity by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1637810).jpg "The Charity of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, circa 1895 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Con Amore, Young Woman Playing the Lyre by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Wedding March by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Golden Train, 1891 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Courtship, 1903 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Costumes at the Beginning of George III")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-901969).jpg "Sorrow and Song by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Romola by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Meeting of Wellington and Blucher after the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "My Next-Door Neighbour, 1894 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Alain Chartier by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Love Letter by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "After Service by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "My Lady")
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.jpg "Vanquished by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1034408).jpg "Signing the Register by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "A King and a Beggar Maid by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Gladiator")
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.jpg "The Reconciliation by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-981542).jpg "Evicted, from MacMillan school posters by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Duty, 1883 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Olivia by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Godiva, Bibbys Annual by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Stitching the Standard by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "A Little Prince Likely in Time to Bless a Royal Throne by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Alain Chartier by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "A Call to Arms by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Election meeting in Ireland by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "In Time of Peril by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Love Letter by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "A Wet Sunday Morning by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-319534).jpg "Involuntary Variations by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Secret by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "How Lisa loved the King by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "The Rehearsal, 1886 by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Off by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1129708).jpg "Old Times by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Forget Me Nots by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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.jpg "Tender and True by Edmund Blair Leighton")
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