Henry Lamb (1883-1960), Painter
Sitter in 20 portraits
Artist of 17 portraits
Australian-born painter. Lamb grew up in Manchester, moving to London in 1905 to study at the Chelsea Art School run by Augustus John and William Orpen. John's drawings were a strong early influence. In 1909, after studying in Paris, Lamb rented a studio in Fitzroy Street and became associated with Sickert and his circle. He was a founder-member of the Camden Town and London Groups. Lamb served as a medical officer in the First World War and as an official war artist in World War II, he painted portraits of soldiers and military attachés. He was a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery from 1942 to 1960.
by Henry Lamb
oil on panel, 1914
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4432
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
by Henry Lamb
pencil and chalk, 1938
NPG 4262
by Henry Lamb
oil on canvas, circa 1939
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4279
by Henry Lamb
charcoal and coloured chalk, 1941
NPG 6394
by Henry Lamb
black and red chalk, circa 1947
NPG 4666
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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