Lewis Charles Powles | |
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![]() Chapelle Saint-Hubert by Lewis Charles Powles (1898) | |
Born |
Cirencester, England | January 29, 1860
Died | July 6, 1942 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Education | Hubert von Herkomer followed by further studies in Munich. |
Lewis Charles Powles (29 January 1860 – 6 July 1942) was a British artist. [1]
Powles was born in Cirencester, England, in January 1860, one of six children. [2] [3] [4] His father was Rev. Henry C. Powles. [5] Powles attended Oxford, where he studied Mathematics under Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland. [4] Powles gained his MA from there in 1898. [2] Powles had formal art studies under Hubert von Herkomer, [6] followed by studies in Munich. [4]
Powles was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists [7] in 1903. [8] Powles travelled extensively throughout Europe, as well as to Canada. [4] His works are in the Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, the Ferens Art Gallery, the National Trust, Lamb House, [9] the Royal Welch Fusiliers Regimental Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, [10] [7] and the Royal Collection Trust. [11] Powles is most well known for his watercolour landscapes, although he painted a number of oil portraits. Two of his watercolours were commissioned for the Library in Queen Mary's Doll House. [12] [13] In 1910, he painted English writer Henry James, who was Powles' neighbour and friend in Rye. [9] Powles was also an Associate Member of the Society for Psychical Research, and was very interested in paranormal events. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] In a letter, he once said that he was "somewhat easily impressed by the thoughts of others". [18]
He married Isabel Grace Wingfield on 21 January 1905. [19] Their daughter, writer Viola Bayley, was born in 1911. Powles died in East Sussex in 1942. [9]
Lewis Charles Powles | |
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![]() Chapelle Saint-Hubert by Lewis Charles Powles (1898) | |
Born |
Cirencester, England | January 29, 1860
Died | July 6, 1942 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Education | Hubert von Herkomer followed by further studies in Munich. |
Lewis Charles Powles (29 January 1860 – 6 July 1942) was a British artist. [1]
Powles was born in Cirencester, England, in January 1860, one of six children. [2] [3] [4] His father was Rev. Henry C. Powles. [5] Powles attended Oxford, where he studied Mathematics under Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland. [4] Powles gained his MA from there in 1898. [2] Powles had formal art studies under Hubert von Herkomer, [6] followed by studies in Munich. [4]
Powles was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists [7] in 1903. [8] Powles travelled extensively throughout Europe, as well as to Canada. [4] His works are in the Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, the Ferens Art Gallery, the National Trust, Lamb House, [9] the Royal Welch Fusiliers Regimental Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, [10] [7] and the Royal Collection Trust. [11] Powles is most well known for his watercolour landscapes, although he painted a number of oil portraits. Two of his watercolours were commissioned for the Library in Queen Mary's Doll House. [12] [13] In 1910, he painted English writer Henry James, who was Powles' neighbour and friend in Rye. [9] Powles was also an Associate Member of the Society for Psychical Research, and was very interested in paranormal events. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] In a letter, he once said that he was "somewhat easily impressed by the thoughts of others". [18]
He married Isabel Grace Wingfield on 21 January 1905. [19] Their daughter, writer Viola Bayley, was born in 1911. Powles died in East Sussex in 1942. [9]