Leighton
SIR FREDERICK, an English artist; born in Scarborough, England, Dec. 3, 1830. His art studies were made at Florence (1845-1846), the Academy at Frankfort-on-Main (1846- 1848), Brussels (1848-1849), Paris, (1850), and Frankfort again (1851- 1853).
From Rome he sent to the Academy of 1855 his picture of Cimabue's Madonna carried in procession through the streets of Florence, which was purchased by the queen. For four years he resided at Paris, enjoying the friendly counsel of Ary Scheffer, Robert Fleury, and other painters, and then took up residence in London. In 1864 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy, and in 1869 an academician. In 1878 he sucbirds, family Megapodidæ, the only LEIPOA (li-pō'ä), a genus of Rasores known species of which is L. Ocellata, the "native pheasant" of the colonists of Western Australia; which in its habits is its eggs in a mound of sand about three very like the domestic fowl. It deposits feet high, the inside being lined with laybird never sits on the eggs, but leaves ers of dried leaves , grasses, etc.
The them to be hatched by the heat of the sun's rays. of Ger LEIPSIC (lip'sik), a commercial city White Elster (a tributary of the Saale).
Germany, kingdom of Saxony, on the The appearance of the city at a distance is not imposing; it stands in a wide plain, which, though fertile, is unvaried by a single eminence to relieve its sameness.
Few cities exhibit so much of the carved masonry which characterized the old German style of building, joined with so much stateliness. Leipsic is preis Grant as president of vas knighted, and was of the Legion of Honor. he was made a baronet. may be made of his tling with Death" ria" (1876); "Music er's Kiss" (1880); mon and Iphie Andromache" (1889); and th Kensingindustrial the ar, and the arts of eved a high place as a "Athlete Strangling a and his "Sluggard" fine poetic quality, congance in drawing and in execution. He died 25, 1896. ace of Ireland, ient kingdom of ccupying the cenpart of the island, left bank of the counties Wexford, arlow, Longford, outh, King's Coun- Queen'e County.
Leinster was the high-morarchs of Leinster reigned 1171, and with re- 16th century. The d, King of Leinster man French invamarried Strongadventurers. Gradold principality folon into the pres- Pop, about 1,165,000. the only Ocellata, nists of its habits is deposits about three ed with layetc. The ut leaves heat of the mercial city ony, on the the Saale). ta distance wide plain, unvaried by a its sameness. the carved ized the old joined with Leipzicas prethe playing In the dromed bated LEITH LEMAÎTRE phia bar in 1849, but turned to journal-