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Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley MC RA ROI (31 March 1880 – 6 May 1952) was an English portrait painter and royal portraitist in the early part of the 20th century.
Oct 4, 2017 · Born in 1880, educated at Harrow and Cambridge, Birley studied art in Paris and Madrid. He was already a professional artist when he served in the First World War and his participation, mapping enemy-held territory from dangerous sorties, was recognised with the Military Cross.
Aug 28, 2023 · Landscapes and portraits by Sir Oswald Birley and Lady Birley will be sold at auction. The Birleys, founders of the sprawling, creative dynasty, painted the Royal Family and friends including Sir Winston Churchill. By Ollie Macnaughton.
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Sir Oswald Birley (1880 -1952) was one of Britain’s most successful portrait painters. From 1919 until the early 1950s he was the go-to artist of the time, commissioned by the Royal family, the aristocracy, politicians, artists, scientists –leading figures of their day.
Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952) The Fusilier Museum London. Portrait painter, born in Auckland, New Zealand, educated at Harrow School and Cambridge University. Also studied art in Dresden, Florence and in Paris at Académie Julian under Marcel Baschet.
Sir Oswald Birley was born in New Zealand while his parents were on a world tour. He served in France in the World War I first with the Royal Fusiliers, later transferring to the Intelligence Corps obtaining the rank of Captain and being awarded the Military Cross in 1919.
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Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (31 March 1880 – 6 May 1952) was an English portrait painter and royal portraitist in the early part of the 20th century. ID: 3357504. Information from Wikipedia, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. See full Wikipedia entry
