Born on 20 September 1775 in Exeter, Devon, he was the son of John Leakey, who was in the wool trade. At the time of Sir Joshua Reynolds's death he was about to become his pupil.[2]
Leakey established himself at Exeter, painting portraits, miniatures and landscapes. He also produced small interiors with groups of rustic figures and Sir Francis Baring purchased one of those for £500. With the exception of time in London from 1821 to 1825, during which he was intimate with Thomas Lawrence, David Wilkie, and other leading painters, Leakey's life was mostly passed at Exeter. He died there on 16 February 1865.[2]
Works
Devonshire Landscape by James Leakey
Leakey exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1821 The Marvellous Tale, in 1822 The Fortune Teller, in 1838 portraits and landscapes, and in 1846 The Distressed Wife.[2]
Leakey was best known for his delicate miniatures, painted in oils on ivory. These brought him a local celebrity. In the Exeter Guildhall there is a portrait by him of Henry Blackhall, mayor of Exeter; also a copy by him of Reynolds's portrait of John Rolle Walter. His portrait of John Haddy James(1788-1869), surgeon, is in the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. In 1846 Leakey published a plate by Samuel Cousins, from his portrait of John Rashdall, minister of Bedford Chapel, Exeter.[2]
Family
By his marriage in 1815 with Eliza Hubbard Woolmer, Leakey had eleven children. They included Caroline Leakey the writer.[2]
He is the founding member of the Leakey family dynasty with branches specialising in archaeology and the military.
^O'Donoghue, F. M.; Remington, V. (revised) (2004). "Leakey, James (1775–1865), miniature painter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16244. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ abc"Eliza Hubbard Woolmer, wife of James Leakey". Artsandculture.google.com. from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022. Elizabeth Hubbard Woolmer was born on 20 December 1793. ... On 28 August 1815 she married the artist James Leakey (1775-1865) at St. Sidwell’s Church, Exeter (2). They had eleven children. ... Caroline Woolmer Leakey (1827-1881)
^ abc"Serjeant Nigel Gray Leakey | War Casualty Details". cwgc.org. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022. NIGEL GRAY LEAKEY ... Died 19 May 1941 Age 28 years old ... Son of Arundell Gray A. and Elizabeth Leakey, of Kiganjo, Kenya.
^ abcdeLean, Mary (26 January 2007). "Agnes Hofmeyr, Worker for reconciliation in Africa". The Independent. from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2022. Agnes Leakey, worker for reconciliation: born Limuru, Kenya 8 May 1917; married 1946 Bremer Hofmeyr (died 1993; one son, and one son deceased); died Johannesburg 1 December 2006. ... Agnes Leakey was born in Limuru, Kenya, in 1917, the youngest child of Gray Leakey, cousin of the anthropologist Louis Leakey, and his first wife, Elizabeth. ... in 1926, when Elizabeth died ... She married a South African colleague, Bremer Hofmeyr, in 1946. ... in ... 1954 ... Mau Mau fighters ... attacked her father's farm, killed her stepmother and abducted her father. ... [he was] buried alive, in a shallow grave on Mount Kenya. ... she lost her eldest brother, Nigel Leakey, in 1941 at Colito, where he won the Victoria Cross. Three years after Bremer's death, in 1993, their elder son, Murray, was killed in a car accident in Johannesburg.
External links
Retirement. A poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon from The Literary Souvenir, 1826 illustrative of a picture of that name, by Leaky (sic), then in the British Gallery.
Notes
^O'Donoghue, F. M. (23 September 2004). "Leakey, James (1775–1865), miniature painter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16244. Retrieved 31 July 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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James Leakey 1775 1865 1 was an English landscape and portrait artist Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Family 4 External links 5 NotesLife EditBorn on 20 September 1775 in Exeter Devon he was the son of John Leakey who was in the wool trade At the time of Sir Joshua Reynolds s death he was about to become his pupil 2 Leakey established himself at Exeter painting portraits miniatures and landscapes He also produced small interiors with groups of rustic figures and Sir Francis Baring purchased one of those for 500 With the exception of time in London from 1821 to 1825 during which he was intimate with Thomas Lawrence David Wilkie and other leading painters Leakey s life was mostly passed at Exeter He died there on 16 February 1865 2 Works Edit Devonshire Landscape by James Leakey Leakey exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1821 The Marvellous Tale in 1822 The Fortune Teller in 1838 portraits and landscapes and in 1846 The Distressed Wife 2 Leakey was best known for his delicate miniatures painted in oils on ivory These brought him a local celebrity In the Exeter Guildhall there is a portrait by him of Henry Blackhall mayor of Exeter also a copy by him of Reynolds s portrait of John Rolle Walter His portrait of John Haddy James 1788 1869 surgeon is in the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital In 1846 Leakey published a plate by Samuel Cousins from his portrait of John Rashdall minister of Bedford Chapel Exeter 2 Family EditBy his marriage in 1815 with Eliza Hubbard Woolmer Leakey had eleven children They included Caroline Leakey the writer 2 He is the founding member of the Leakey family dynasty with branches specialising in archaeology and the military vteLeakey family treeJames Leakey 1775 1865 i Eliza Hubbard Woolmer 1793 1855 ii James Shirley Leakey 1824 1871 citation needed Caroline Woolmer Leakey 1827 1881 ii 9 others ii Rev Arundell Leakey 1853 1924 Rev Harry Leakey 1868 1940 Elizabeth Laing 1873 1925 iii iv Arundell Gray Arundell Leakey 1885 1954 iii iv 5 othersHenrietta Wilfrida Avern 1902 1993 Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey iv 1903 1972 Mary Douglas Nicol 1913 1996 3 othersNigel Gray Leakey 1913 1941 iii iv Robert Dove Leakey 1914 2013 Maj Gen Arundell Rea Leakey 1915 1999 Agnes Florence Leakey 1917 2006 iv Colin Louis Avern Leakey 1933 2018 Meave Epps b 1942 Richard Erskine Frere Leakey 1944 2022 Margaret CropperJonathan Harry Erskine Leakey 1940 2021 Philip Leakey b 1949 Lt Gen Arundell David Leakey b 1952 Louise Leakey b 1972 Emmanuel Prince de Merode b 1970 Notes O Donoghue F M Remington V revised 2004 Leakey James 1775 1865 miniature painter Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 16244 Subscription or UK public library membership required a b c Eliza Hubbard Woolmer wife of James Leakey Artsandculture google com Archived from the original on 6 April 2022 Retrieved 6 April 2022 Elizabeth Hubbard Woolmer was born on 20 December 1793 On 28 August 1815 she married the artist James Leakey 1775 1865 at St Sidwell s Church Exeter 2 They had eleven children Caroline Woolmer Leakey 1827 1881 a b c Serjeant Nigel Gray Leakey War Casualty Details cwgc org Commonwealth War Graves Commission Archived from the original on 8 April 2022 Retrieved 8 April 2022 NIGEL GRAY LEAKEY Died 19 May 1941 Age 28 years old Son of Arundell Gray A and Elizabeth Leakey of Kiganjo Kenya a b c d e Lean Mary 26 January 2007 Agnes Hofmeyr Worker for reconciliation in Africa The Independent Archived from the original on 22 September 2012 Retrieved 8 April 2022 Agnes Leakey worker for reconciliation born Limuru Kenya 8 May 1917 married 1946 Bremer Hofmeyr died 1993 one son and one son deceased died Johannesburg 1 December 2006 Agnes Leakey was born in Limuru Kenya in 1917 the youngest child of Gray Leakey cousin of the anthropologist Louis Leakey and his first wife Elizabeth in 1926 when Elizabeth died She married a South African colleague Bremer Hofmeyr in 1946 in 1954 Mau Mau fighters attacked her father s farm killed her stepmother and abducted her father he was buried alive in a shallow grave on Mount Kenya she lost her eldest brother Nigel Leakey in 1941 at Colito where he won the Victoria Cross Three years after Bremer s death in 1993 their elder son Murray was killed in a car accident in Johannesburg External links Edit Retirement A poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon from The Literary Souvenir 1826 illustrative of a picture of that name by Leaky sic then in the British Gallery Notes Edit O Donoghue F M 23 September 2004 Leakey James 1775 1865 miniature painter Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 16244 Retrieved 31 July 2019 Subscription or UK public library membership required a b c d e Lee Sidney ed 1892 Leakey James Dictionary of National Biography Vol 32 London Smith Elder amp Co Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Leakey Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee 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