[1] Leighton was born in 6 Devfours Place, St James Westminster, Middlesex.

He remained single for the majority of his life, living in an intergenerational household and working as an artist, primarily illustrations for Book covers, working under the pseudonym Luke Limner.

This was a work that expounded Leighton's values and beliefs with regard to the history of design.

[3] He is buried in the Leighton family tomb in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill, which he designed in 1867.

[4] Media related to John Leighton (artist) at Wikimedia Commons