Joseph Bentley Leyland (1811–1851) was a sculptor from Halifax, England. His brother was Francis A Leyland, the Halifax antiquarian and publisher, who designed the seal for Halifax Corporation and the coat of arms of Halifax.^[1]

Joseph was a good friend of Branwell Brontë. Like him, his talent was largely unfulfilled. He was often in debt and died an alcoholic three years after Branwell.^{[citation needed] [2]} Leyland introduced Bronte to an active artistic social group in Halifax. This included William Dearden, George Hogarth, John Nicholson, and John Wilson Anderson.^{[citation needed]}

• Memorial to Stephen Beckwith in York Minster^[3]
• African blood-hounds: a large group which Edwin Landseer described as "the noblest modern work of its kind", which was presented to Salford Museum after the sculptor's death and subsequently destroyed.^[4]

• "Joseph Bentley Leyland". The Oxford Companion to the Brontes. Oxford Index. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

• "Joseph Bentley Leyland". A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851. Henry Moore Foundation. Retrieved 23 April 2013. Includes link to list of 36 of his works
• Cust, Lionel. "Leyland, Joseph Bentley" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 216–217.

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