James Mathews Leigh [SEP] occupation
James Mathews Leigh
James Mathews Leigh (1808 – 20 April 1860) was an English art educator, painter, writer, dramatist and critic. He is best known as the founder of a popular private art school in London known as "Leigh's Academy", which eventually became the present day Heatherley School of Fine Art.
Life and work.
Leigh was born in London in 1808, the son of Samuel Leigh, a well-known bookseller who ran a shop at 18 The Strand, near the Adelphi
Samuel Leigh (bookseller)
Samuel Leigh was a bookseller and publisher in 19th century London. His office stood on the Strand. From around 1806 to 1814 he conducted business with James Mathews in the partnership of "Mathews and Leigh." He also married Mathews' daughter. Leigh died by his own hand in 1831.
Leigh's travel guides.
In the 1820s–1830s Leigh issued a series of eponymous travel guide books to Europe. He also published travel writing by authors such as Edmund Boyce, Johann Gottfried Ebel,