Biography
Draughtsman. Born in Hampshire, son of a landscape painter. Travelled with his mother to Canada in 1887, but returned to England to study at the Slade School of Fine Art, 1896-98. The following years he travelled extensively in South Africa, India and Europe, providing drawing and watercolour illustrations for London periodicals. After marrying in 1904 he lived in Gloucestershire for ten years exhibiting at the Royal Academy, Paris Salon and elsewhere in London and Europe. He returned to Canada in 1913 where he was commissioned to carry out portraits of Canadian officials. He returned to Europe in 1914 as the official Canadian War Artist. In 1925 he travelled in Europe, spending the years 1927-34 in Italy. He continued to exhibit on his return to England, where he settled in Hampstead and died there in 1940. His work is held by the National Portrait Gallery, The British Museum and Canadian museums, where he is known as one of Saskatchewan's major, early artists.
