Francis Leslie
Born 1833
Died 1894
Active: 1851 - 1880
Sculptor
Born in Glasgow. Died in Edinburgh. Studied at Haldane Academy, later Glasgow School of Art c1850.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, 1861-1951
1863 - 1892
Exhibited 10 times (an average of 2 works per show)
Institutional and Business Connections
Received prize from The Glasgow School of Art
£2
Prize for best model of the Figure
Teacher of modeling at The Glasgow School of Art
1888 (Circa)
Traded as F. Leslie
1860
Listed under 'Plasterers'
Trainee at J. & G. Mossman
1880 (Circa)
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
p. 1151
Occupation given in 1891 Scotland Census
'Sculptor's assistant'
Sources
1891 Scotland Census
2007
Parish: Glasgow St George; ED: 12; Page: 22; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1891_270; Year: 1891.
Annual Report of The Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy. 1888
January 1888
Glasgow Government School of Design: Annual Report, 1851
1851
Prize for best model of the Figure
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1860-1861 Thirty-Third Annual Publication
1860
p. 505
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1870-1871 Forty-Third Annual Publication
1870
p. 661
Listed under Sculptors
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
1890
p. 1151
Citing this record
'Francis Leslie', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib6_1223041657, accessed 28 Mar 2023]
