Studio-house of the Victorian artist and collector Frederic Leighton (1830–1896) at Holland Park Road in Kensington (London). Leighton House was constructed between 1865–1895 in five construction phases after the plans of the British architect George Aitchison (1825–1910). Leighton House is one of the most famous 19th-century artist's homes, combining living, working and exhibition spaces, designed according to Leighton's needs and aesthetic visions (Robbins/Suleman, 2005; Robbins, 2011; Anderson, 2011; Droth, 2011; Vanoli, 2012; Roberts, 2018; Gibson, 2020; Robbins, 2023).

Several replicas of Islamic stucco and glass windows have been integrated in the Studio extension (1869–1870) and the Arab Hall extension (1877–1881), see IG_50–IG_53. The Arab Hall extension reflects the patron's and the architect's fascination for the East. As many orientalising interiors, it is an amalgam of various Islamic styles, arranged around the central theme of the 12th-century Zisa Palace in Palermo. For the design and execution of the interior decoration of the Arab Hall, Aitchison has collaborated with William De Morgan (wall tiles), Walter Crane (mosaics), Edgar Boehm (capitals), among others.

Today Leighton House Museum.

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