Ernest Townsend | |
|---|---|
 Townsend, self portrait | |
| Born | 1 January 1880 Derby, England |
| Died | 22 January 1944 (aged 64) Derby, England |
| Education | Heatherley School of Fine Art and Royal Academy |
| Occupation | Portrait artist |
| Spouse | Doris Elsie Campbell |
| Children | David, Barry, Alison, Bruce |
| Relatives | W G Paulson Townsend (brother) |
Ernest Townsend (1 January 1880 – 22 January 1944) was a British portraitist from Derby.[1][2]
Townsend studied at Derby College of Art, Heatherleys in Chelsea and the Royal Academy. Among his works were a 1915 portrait of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill when he was First Lord of the Admiralty. This picture now hangs in the National Liberal Club in London.[3]
Townsend was commissioned to create a design for the roofs of the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine factories in Derby so that they would appear to German bombers to be no more than a village.[4]
- ^ "Ernest Townsend (1880–1944) The Potter". Bamfords Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ J.Johnson & A. Greutzner, ed. (1977). Dictionary of British Artists. Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. ISBN 978-0-902028-36-4.
- ^ Gilbert, Martin (17 September 1985). "Churchill's London: Spinning Top of Memories of Ungrand Places and Moments in Time". The Churchill Centre and Museum at the Churchill War Rooms, London. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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