Simon Elwes
Visual Artist
1902 – 1975
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Who was Simon Elwes?
Lt. Col. Simon Edmund Vincent Paul Elwes, better known as Simon Elwes, RP, RA, KM was an unofficial British war artist and society portrait painter whose patrons included kings, queens, statesmen, sportsmen, prominent social figures and many members of Britain's Royal Family. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1902
Theddingworth - Also known as
- Lt. Col. Simon Edmund Vincent Paul Elwes
- Simon Elwes, RP, RA, KM
- Simon Edmund Vincent Paul Elwes
- Parents
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Ladycross School
- Slade School of Fine Art
- Lived in
- Northamptonshire
- Theddingworth
- Died
- Aug 6, 1975
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on July 23, 2013
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