Ernest Townsend

Ernest Townsend
Townsend, self portrait
Born1 January 1880 (1880-01)
Derby, England
Died22 January 1944(1944-01-22) (aged 64)
Derby, England
EducationHeatherley School of Fine Art and Royal Academy
OccupationPortrait artist
SpouseDoris Elsie Campbell
ChildrenDavid, Barry, Alison, Bruce
RelativesW G Paulson Townsend (brother)

Ernest Townsend (1 January 1880 – 22 January 1944) was a British portraitist from Derby.[1][2]

Townsend studied at Derby College of Art, Heatherleys in Chelsea and the Royal Academy. Among his works were a 1915 portrait of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill when he was First Lord of the Admiralty. This picture now hangs in the National Liberal Club in London.[3]

Townsend was commissioned to create a design for the roofs of the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine factories in Derby so that they would appear to German bombers to be no more than a village.[4]

  1. ^ "Ernest Townsend (1880–1944) The Potter". Bamfords Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ J.Johnson & A. Greutzner, ed. (1977). Dictionary of British Artists. Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. ISBN 978-0-902028-36-4.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Martin (17 September 1985). "Churchill's London: Spinning Top of Memories of Ungrand Places and Moments in Time". The Churchill Centre and Museum at the Churchill War Rooms, London. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference goodeys was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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