Leighton's Studio, Leighton House
Architect: G. Aitchison
12 Holland Park Road, London
1884-86
"The front elevation is surprisingly plain and simple for its period, while the more picturesque garden side, dominated by the studio window, suggests a continent source, possibly French." [Ormond, 63]
Other views
Photograph 2006 by Jacqueline Banerjee.
Related Materials
- The Leighton House Museum site. The museum site contains an image of the Arab Hall interior and information about the collections. See especially the Drawings section, with its comments on what may be the best part of Leighton's own personal output. A full Companion Guide to the house can be ordered from this website.
- A virtual tour of the house is also available at the Leighton House Museum site.
- Aitchison's plan for the Arab Hall (at the V&A)
- For a fascinating contemporary (American) view of Leighton House, see Mary H. Krout's 1899 account of her visit to Lord Leighton. (victorianlondon.org)
References
Ormand, Leonée and Richard. Lord Leighton. New Haven: Yale UP, 1975.
Last modified 15 March 2006