'The most wonderful painting in existence', once sold for £30 and considered less valuable than its frame, is back in London

Flaming June by Frederick, Lord Leighton, has seen its reputation rise, fall, and rise again in the 128 years since it first went on public display. Carla Passino charts its path.

'Flaming June' by Frederick, Lord Leighton (1830-1896), oil on canvas; painted 1895.

Flaming June by Frederick, Lord Leighton, has seen its reputation rise, fall, and rise again in the 128 years since it first went on public display. Carla Passino charts its path.