Henry Tonks (1862-1937), Painter and teacher
Sitter associated with 15 portraits
Artist of 28 portraits
Tonks was born in Birmingham. He studied medicine at Brighton (1882-5) and London Hospital (1885-1888). After qualifying he became a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Tonks attended drawing lessons at the London Technical Institute where he met the artist Frederick Brown. When Brown became principal of Slade Art School, he convinced Tonks to give up medicine and become one of its teachers. While at the the Slade he taught Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, William Roberts and Christopher Nevinson. On the outbreak of the First World War, Tonks returned to medicine and joined the Royal Army Military Corps. Although still in France, he was appointed principal of the Slade Art School in 1917.
Group associated with the New English Art Club
by Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen
pencil, black chalk (or charcoal), pen, ink and watercolour, circa 1904
NPG 6345
The Selecting Jury of the New English Art Club, 1909
by Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen
oil on canvas, 1909
On display in Room 29 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2556
Some members of the New English Art Club
by Donald Graeme MacLaren
pencil and watercolour, circa 1910-1914
NPG 2663
by George Washington Lambert
pencil, 1910
NPG 3137a
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, August 1902
NPG x6599
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, August 1902
NPG x6600
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 15 June 1922
NPG x6601
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 15 June 1922
NPG x26914
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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