Ernest Townsend

Place: Derby

Born: 1880

Death: 1944

Biography:

Ernest Townsend (1 January 1880 – 22 January 1944) was a portrait artist from Derby in England. Townsend studied at Derby College of Art, Heatherleys in Chelsea and the Royal Academy. Among his works were a 1915 portrait of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill when he was First Lord of the Admiralty. This picture now hangs in the National Liberal Club ...