Private Curator-Led Tour of the Leighton and Landscape exhibition at Leighton House

Leighton House in Kensington is an award-wining museum showcasing an extraordinary collection of fine art and aesthetic interiors, created by celebrated Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896).

Leighton and Landscape: Impressions from Nature presents a rare collection of oil sketches that Leighton painted en plein air during his travels to Europe, South West Asia and North Africa. Bringing together over 60 works from private and public collections, many of these delicate artworks will be returning to Leighton’s studio-home for the first time in over 120 years.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK is happy to collaborate with Leighton House because a highlight of the exhibition is the gallery dedicated to Leighton’s exquisite depictions of Capri, ‘the island of his heart’. Leighton first went to paint there in the 1850s and became a frequent visitor during his life. On display, his extraordinary ‘Study of a Lemon Tree’, remains one of the most celebrated drawings of the nineteenth century.

Leighton’s lifelong passion for Italy deeply inspired his work as an artist and the aesthetic vision for his studio-house, as well as helping to forge close friendships and personal connections.

By invitation only