Leyland, Frederick |
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BORN 30 Sep 1831, Liverpool, Lancashire - DIED 4 Jan 1892, London CAUSE OF DEATH heart failure GRAVE LOCATION London: Brompton Cemetery, Old Brompton Road, West Brompton (4W) |
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Frederick Leyland started working as an apprentice for John Bibby, Sons & Co and became a partner of that firm. As early as 1864-1867 he commisioned paintings from G.D. Rossetti and J.M. Whistler. In 1869 he bought a house in London and in 1873 he founded the Leyland shipping line. From Edward Burne-Jones he commisioned "The Beguiling of Merlin". The painting was executed between 1872 and 1877. During the 1870s Whistler decorated Leyland´s dining room, the Peacock Room. His relationship with Whistler turned sour in 1877 after he refused to pay a bill because he was of the opinion that Whitler has exceeded a commission when he painted the Peacock Room. Whitler went bankrupt the next year and took revenge with caricatures of Leyland. His daughter Florence (1959-1921) married the painter Valentine Prinsep. When Leyland died in 1892 he was among the largest shipowners in Great/Britain. His funerary monument at Brompton Cemetery in London was created by Edward Burne/Jones. The Peacock Room was sold to the Charles Lang Freer and is now at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington. Family • Daughter: Leyland, Florence Related persons • has grave monument designed by Burne-Jones, Edward |
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 Sir Frederick Leyland's funerary monument at Brompton Cemetery, London. Picture by Androom (24 Mar 1996) |
Sources • Culbertson, Judi & Tom Randall, Permanent Londoners, Robson Books, London, 1991 • Frederick Richards Leyland - Wikipedia (EN) |
