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Sir Ernest George (1839–1922), PRIBA

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Sir Ernest George (1839–1922) is best known for his domestic buildings in the Queen Anne manner. He served his articles with Samuel Hewitt and entered the Royal Academy Schools, winning the Gold Medal for Architecture in 1859. He practised first in partnership with Thomas Vaughan, 1861–1871, then with Harold Peto, 1871–1890 and finally with Alfred B. Yeates, 1893–1919. He was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal in 1890 and was President 1908–1910. He was a brilliant watercolourist and made many sketching trips abroad. His principal works include the Albemarle Hotel, Piccadilly (1887); several buildings in Mount Street, London (1885–1890); Motcombe House, Dorset; decorations to Claridges Hotel, London (1894–1897); the rebuilding after a fire of Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire; the Royal Exchange Buildings, London (1907–1910); and the Royal Academy of Music, St Marylebone (1910–1911).

The Royal Institute of British Architects

London

Title

Sir Ernest George (1839–1922), PRIBA

Date

c.1910

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 106.7 x W 79.5 cm

Accession number

PCF23

Acquisition method

commissioned by the RIBA, c.1910

Work type

Painting

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