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1849 Auburn, Maine - 1898 Waverly, Massachusettes. Known for: Horse racing, barnyard and landscape scene painting.
The following information is by Jack and Mary E. (Leighton) Proebstle, who are writing a Leighton family genealogy:. (NATHANIEL WINFIELD) SCOTT LEIGHTON, descendant of Thomas Leighton of Dover, N.H.... Read full biography
The following information is by Jack and Mary E. (Leighton) Proebstle, who are writing a Leighton family genealogy:. (NATHANIEL WINFIELD) SCOTT LEIGHTON, descendant of Thomas Leighton of Dover, N.H. [1604-1672], is the fourth of five children of Nicholas and Deborah M. (Whitney) Leighton. Scott was... Read full biography
The following information is by Jack and Mary E. (Leighton) Proebstle, who are writing a Leighton family genealogy:. (NATHANIEL WINFIELD) SCOTT LEIGHTON, descendant of Thomas Leighton of Dover, N.H. [1604-1672], is the fourth of five children of Nicholas and Deborah M. (Whitney) Leighton. Scott was born 28 Aug. 1847, died Waverly MA 8 Jan. 1898, 50y (GS); married Portland 28 Nov. 1870 SADIE L. WYMAN. No ch. (They also had a church wedding 1 Jan. 1871.) His obituary in the New York Times 19 Jan.... Read full biography
The following information is by Jack and Mary E. (Leighton) Proebstle, who are writing a Leighton family genealogy:. (NATHANIEL WINFIELD) SCOTT LEIGHTON, descendant of Thomas Leighton of Dover, N.H. [1604-1672], is the fourth of five children of Nicholas and Deborah M. (Whitney) Leighton. Scott was born 28 Aug. 1847, died Waverly MA 8 Jan. 1898, 50y (GS); married Portland 28 Nov. 1870 SADIE L. WYMAN. No ch. (They also had a church wedding 1 Jan. 1871.) His obituary in the New York Times 19 Jan. 1898 called him the "Landseer of the United States." They are buried in the Universalist Churchyard, Falmouth, ME. Scott got his start in horse-trading at 14, and by the age of 17 had saved enough to set up in Portland as a painter, and to study... Read full biography
The following information is by Jack and Mary E. (Leighton) Proebstle, who are writing a Leighton family genealogy:. (NATHANIEL WINFIELD) SCOTT LEIGHTON, descendant of Thomas Leighton of Dover, N.H. [1604-1672], is the fourth of five children of Nicholas and Deborah M. (Whitney) Leighton. Scott was born 28 Aug. 1847, died Waverly MA 8 Jan. 1898, 50y (GS); married Portland 28 Nov. 1870 SADIE L. WYMAN. No ch. (They also had a church wedding 1 Jan. 1871.) His obituary in the New York Times 19 Jan. 1898 called him the "Landseer of the United States." They are buried in the Universalist Churchyard, Falmouth, ME. Scott got his start in horse-trading at 14, and by the age of 17 had saved enough to set up in Portland as a painter, and to study under Harrison Bird Brown. Although he did landscapes, he was famed for paintings of horses. They are in... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Barnyard Fowl, Chickens, Poultry, Roosters
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Horse Portrait
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Waterfowl
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Teacher
- •Harrison Bird Brown
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Currier & Ives Artist
- •Genre Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts