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Henry Lamb

Henry Lamb (1883–1960)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Henry Lamb

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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. A late self-portrait, painted at the time that the artist was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery (1942–1960). It was given to the Gallery by Lamb's fellow trustee, Lord Kenyon.

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Title

Henry Lamb

Date

1950

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 56 x W 46 cm

Accession number

6838

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 5th Baron Kenyon, 2008

Work type

Painting

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Henry Lamb

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