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Ernest Townsend

1880 - 1944

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Ernest Townsend (1 January 1880 – 22 January 1944) was a British portraitist from Derby. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Townsend is the 1,941st most popular painter (up from 1,990th in 2019), the 5,102nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,746th in 2019) and the 117th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Ernest Townsend ranks 1,941 out of 2,023. Before him are Alfred John Keene, William Beechey, Antonín Slavíček, Edward Henry Potthast, Hale Asaf, and Rob Gonsalves. After him are Maksymilian Gierymski, Thomas Doughty, Sanford Robinson Gifford, William Glackens, John Henry Twachtman, and Derek Riggs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Ernest Townsend ranks 215. Before him are Christy Mathewson, Nils Widforss, Eric Carlberg, Vladimir Sukachev, George Herriman, and R. H. Tawney. After him are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Frances Perkins, Alexander Hall, Thomas Thorstensen, Tom Taylor, and Louis Wolheim. Among people deceased in 1944, Ernest Townsend ranks 303. Before him are Franz Berghammer, Octav Băncilă, Aimee Semple McPherson, George Herriman, Merna Kennedy, and Katri Vala. After him are Alfred Schmalzer, Juliette Atkinson, Józef Kałuża, Siegfried Powolny, Alejandro Villanueva, and William Dickey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ernest Townsend ranks 5,104 out of 8,785. Before him are James, Viscount Severn (2007), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Carol V. Robinson (1956), Lynsey de Paul (1948), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), and Anthony Powell (1905). After him are Mary Lamb (1764), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), Bob Gerard (1914), and John Owen (1827).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Ernest Townsend ranks 117. Before him are Thomas Phillips (1770), Augustus John (1878), Benjamin Wilson (1721), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Luke Fildes (1843), and William Beechey (1753). After him are Derek Riggs (1958), Thomas Baines (1820), Laura Knight (1877), David Cox (1783), Rebecca Solomon (1832), and Tom Roberts (1856).

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