Stanhope Forbes

Stanhope Forbes
Born18 November 1857
Died2 March 1947 (1947-03-03) (aged 89)
Newlyn, Cornwall, England
EducationLambeth School of Art, Royal Academy, and in Paris under Léon Bonnat
Known forPainter
MovementNewlyn School
SpouseElizabeth Forbes
AwardsRA
The Munitions Girls, 1918

Stanhope Alexander Forbes RA (18 November 1857 – 2 March 1947) was an Irish artist and a founding member of the influential Newlyn school of painters. He was often called 'the father of the Newlyn School'.[1]

  1. ^ Stanhope Forbes. Penlee House. 6 October 2012.