Lionel Edwards
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| Lionel Edwards | |
| Birth name | Lionel Dalhouise Robertson Edwards |
| Born | 1878 Clifton |
| Died | 1966 Salisbury |
| Nationality | British |
| Field | Painting, Illustration, Equine Artist |
Lionel Edwards (1878–1966) was a British painter who specialized in painting horses. He was mostly known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. He provided illustrations for Country Life, The Sphere and The Graphic.
He attended Frank Calderon's School of Animal Painting, in Baker Street, London from 1897 to 1903. He became the youngest member of the London Sketch Club at the age of nineteen.
Lionel married Ethel Wells in 1905, they moved out of London and lived in Radley, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Benarth. They both were enthusiastic fox hunters. He became a Remount Purchasing Officer at the outbreak of the World War I.
After the war they moved to a house called "Buckholt" near Salisbury.
He died at his home on 13th April 1966.
[edit] Publications
- Scarlet and Corduroy, 1941
- Reminiscences of a Sporting Artist, 1947
[edit] References
- British Sporting Art Trust (2003). Sporting Art in Britain. London: Christie's International Media Division, 102. ISBN 0-9507794-1-5.
