Leighton house

What do these intriguing interiors tell us about their creative occupants? Andrea Marechal Watson finds some answers in a new book, Life Meets Art.

Discover how Leighton's home came to embody the idea of how a great artist should live.

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Leighton House Museum is the former home and studio of the leading Victorian artist, Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830–1896). When you arrive the formal

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Lord Leighton's house is probably one of the most beautiful places to visit in London, and one of the best preserved artists' houses in Europe. Built and designed by George Aitchison, was finished between 1866 and 1895.

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An ambitious redevelopment project at Leighton House in West London, former home of the artist Frederic, Lord Leighton, has augmented the celebrated interiors of this magnificent studio house. John Goodall reveals how it came into being; photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.

Leighton House has just had an £8 million pound refurbishment and reopens to the public on the 15th October. It’s a must-visit; not only to gape in awe at its splendour – but for the transferrable lessons that can be taken away.