The Artist and Model
Image credit: The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

The Artist and Model c.1912

Howard Somerville (1873–1952)

The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

Versatile painter and printmaker, noted for his portraits, born in Dundee, Angus. He studied at West End Academy and University College in Dundee and was elected RP in 1917, also being a member of Chelsea Arts Club. Showed at Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, NEAC, RA, RSA and at many other venues. He had a studio in The Boltons, London.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Artworks by Howard Somerville

  • Sir Henry Kenyon Stephenson (1865–1947), Treasurer of the University of Sheffield
    Sir Henry Kenyon Stephenson (1865–1947), Treasurer of the University of Sheffield Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
    University of Sheffield, Heritage Collection
  • The Red Burnous
    The Red Burnous Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
    Gallery Oldham
  • Joyce in an Old Belgian Cap
    Joyce in an Old Belgian Cap Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
    Watford Museum
  • Mary
    Mary Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
    Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • Diana Ogilvy (d.1955), MBE
    Diana Ogilvy (d.1955), MBE Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
    Worcester Guildhall
  • Mrs Fred Young
    Mrs Fred Young Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
    Rozelle House Galleries
  • The Late Reverend Theodore Bailey Hardy (1863–1918), VC, DSO, MC
    The Late Reverend Theodore Bailey Hardy (1863–1918), VC, DSO, MC Howard Somerville (1873–1952)
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
  • 30 more

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