Oswald Birley

Sir Oswald Birley
Self-portrait, 1920
Personal details
Born
Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley

(1880-03-31)31 March 1880
New Zealand
Died6 May 1952(1952-05-06) (aged 72)
St John's Wood, London, England
Spouse
(m. 1921)
ChildrenMaxime Birley
Mark Birley
EducationHarrow School
Alma materTrinity College
Known forRoyal portraitist

Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley MC RA ROI (31 March 1880 – 6 May 1952) was an English portrait painter and royal portraitist in the early part of the 20th century.