Artist

George C. Leighton

George C. Leighton is an Impressionism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

This 19th-century printmaker filled broadsheets and news sheets with crisp political cartoons and street scenes. Two prints in this set come from the H Beard Collection: one dated October 13, 1866, and another mid-century view of London. They show how everyday papers turned art into quick, cheap satire. Tap “H Beard Print Collection (13 October 1866)” to see how ink and woodblock spread jokes faster than today’s memes.

Works by George C. Leighton

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

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