Painter and poet. Born London. Served in the Royal Fusiliers in WW1. Had a close relationship with Glyn Philpot and on Philpot's death, Forbes committed suicide, the day after the funeral.
The picture is a portrait of Forbes by Philpot in 1934.
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Vivian Forbes
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Artists' studios - W11
In these studios lived and worked the artists: Charles Ricketts 1866 - 1931, ...
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Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Painter. Born Birmingham, his mother dying as a result of his birth. Met his life-long friend, William Morris, at Oxford University. Dropped out of his degree and went to London to become a pupil o...
3 memorials
William Powell Frith
Painter. Born Yorkshire. Moved to London in 1835. Died Carton Hill. Wikipedia gives his birth day as "19" but the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and My Yorkshire both give "9".
1 memorial
Stella Newton
Fashion designer and dress historian, who brought the history of fashion to bear on art history and the dating of paintings. She designed for the theatre and for fashion, having her own shop in the...
1 memorial
John Francis Sartorius
Painter specialising in sporting and hunting scenes. Born Macclesfield Street into a family of painters. His style was old-fashioned even at the time and changed little in his lifetime.
1 memorial
Beatrix Potter
Artist, writer and sheep breeder. Born Helen Beatrix Potter at 2 Bolton Gardens, South Kensington where she lived in the third floor nursery until she was in her thirties. She used her second name ...
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1 memorial