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Ambrose McEvoy

(1878-1927), Painter

Sitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 5 portraits
Painter; trained at the Slade alongside Augustus John and William Orpen and became a member of the New English Art Club, 1900. McEvoy established his reputation with paintings of landscapes and interiors and later enjoyed success as a portrait painter, mainly of women.

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Ambrose McEvoy, by Ambrose McEvoy - NPG 2790

Ambrose McEvoy

by Ambrose McEvoy
pencil, circa 1912
NPG 2790

Sir John William Alcock, by Ambrose McEvoy - NPG 1894

Sir John William Alcock

by Ambrose McEvoy
oil on canvas, 1919
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1894

Lillah McCarthy, by Ambrose McEvoy - NPG 5506

Lillah McCarthy

by Ambrose McEvoy
oil on canvas, 1919
NPG 5506

Winston Churchill, by Ambrose McEvoy - NPG 6478

Winston Churchill

by Ambrose McEvoy
oil on canvas, 1919-1920
NPG 6478

John Baring, 2nd Baron Revelstoke, after Ambrose McEvoy - NPG D39692

John Baring, 2nd Baron Revelstoke

after Ambrose McEvoy
mezzotint, before September 1988 (1926)
NPG D39692

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