Victor Ambrus | |
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 Ambrus at work on a Time Team shoot | |
| Born | László Győző Ambrus 19 August 1935 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 10 February 2021 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Illustration |
| Awards | Kate Greenaway Medal 1965 1975 |
Victor Ambrus FSA FRSA (born László Győző Ambrus, 19 August 1935 – 10 February 2021) was a Hungarian-born British illustrator of history, folk tales, and animal story books. He also became known from his appearances on the Channel 4 television archaeology series Time Team, on which he visualised how sites under excavation may have once looked. Ambrus was an Associate of the Royal College of Art and a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers. He was also a patron of the Association of Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors up until its merger with the Institute for Archaeologists in 2011.