Acme and Septimius is an oil painting by Frederic Leighton, first exhibited in 1868.

[1] In 1868, Leighton was elected Royal Academician, and the Academy had six contributions from his palette which fixed his reputation.

[2] His style bore the strong influence of his recent visits to Greece, and projected new visions of themes which had attracted him in childhood.

[3] Acme and Septimius is a circular picture, with two small full-length figures reclining on a marble bench.

[3] This extract from Sir Theodore Martin's translation of Catullus 45 was appended to its title in the Royal Academy catalogue: Then bending gently back her head,With that sweet mouth so rosy red,Upon his eyes she dropped a kiss,Intoxicating him with bliss.