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Scott (Nicholas Winfield) Leighton

Scott (Nicholas Winfield) Leighton (1849 - 1898) was active/lived in Maine, Massachusetts.  Scott Leighton is 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. [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 many museum collections, and command high auction prices. Works include Lamartine and B   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4678 characters.]  Artist bio

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