Colonel G. N. Dyer, CBE, DSO
Image credit: Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum

Colonel G. N. Dyer, CBE, DSO

William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)

Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum

Portrait painter in oil, born in Sheffield where he studied at the School of Art, then Royal College of Art. Exhibited RA, RBA especially, ROI, RSA and Paris Salon, where he gained an Hon. Mention in 1925. The Ministry of Information bought his picture The Gas Mask during World War II. Lived in London.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Artworks by William Ramsden Brealey

  • Colonel G. N. Dyer, CBE, DSO
    Colonel G. N. Dyer, CBE, DSO William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)
    Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum
  • George Lawson (1873–1943), 1st Baron Luke of Pavenham, KBE, JP, LL
    George Lawson (1873–1943), 1st Baron Luke of Pavenham, KBE, JP, LL William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)
    Bedford Magistrates' Court
  • Mrs C. H. Curtis, Mayoress of Brentford and Chiswick Borough Council (1933–1934)
    Mrs C. H. Curtis, Mayoress of Brentford and Chiswick Borough Council (1933–1934) William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)
    Chiswick Town Hall
  • The Huntsman
    The Huntsman William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)
    Sheffield Museums
  • Portrait of a Baby
    Portrait of a Baby William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)
    Sheffield Museums
  • Southern Railway Guard: Sunny South Sam
    Southern Railway Guard: Sunny South Sam William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)
    National Railway Museum
  • Frederick Bradbury
    Frederick Bradbury William Ramsden Brealey (1889–1949)
    Sheffield Museums
  • 9 more

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