Reginald Grenville Eves
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| Born | Reginald Grenville Eves 24 May 1876[1] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[2] Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham[3] |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Known for | painting |
| Notable work | portraits of Thomas Hardy,[4] Sir Ernest Shackleton,[5] Earl Jellicoe[6] and Max Beerbohm |
| Spouse(s) | Bertha Sybil Papillon (married 23 December 1903)[3] |
| Elected | Royal Academy (elected 1939) Royal Society of Portrait Painters Royal Institute of Oil Painters[2] |
Reginald Grenville Eves (24 May 1876 – 13 June 1941) was a British painter who made portraits of many prominent military,[7] political and cultural figures between the two world wars.
Eves was born in 1876, the son of William Henry Eves, a London JP.[1][2][3] He was educated at University College School and later at the Slade School of Fine Art where he studied under Alphonse Legros,[2] Frederick Brown and Henry Tonks.[3] He was elected as an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1933[8] and a Royal Academician in 1939.[9] He was appointed as an Official War Artist to the BEF in 1940.[3] He died on 13 June 1941.[3]
His works form part of the collections of both the Tate and the National Portrait Gallery.[10]
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References
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