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Harold Speed

1872–1957

Painter and writer on art, born in London. Speed was the son of an architect, Edward Speed, and initially studied architecture at the Royal College of Art, but changed to painting, winning a gold medal for life studies in 1890.

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

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Professor Priestley Smith (d.1933), Honorary Opthalmic Surgeon (1874–1905), Consulting Opthalmic Surgeon (1905–1933) Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Professor Priestley Smith (d.1933), Honorary Opthalmic Surgeon (1874–1905), Consulting Opthalmic Surgeon (1905–1933) University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Edmund Antrobus (1887–1914), in the Uniform of a Grenadier Guard 1913 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Edmund Antrobus (1887–1914), in the Uniform of a Grenadier Guard 1913 Antrobus House
Lillah McCarthy (1875–1960), as Jocasta in 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles 1913 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Lillah McCarthy (1875–1960), as Jocasta in 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles 1913 Victoria and Albert Museum
H. Wilfred Skinner Esq., Clerk to Derbyshire County Council Harold Speed (1872–1957)

H. Wilfred Skinner Esq., Clerk to Derbyshire County Council County Hall Matlock
Sir William Craigie, DLitt 1949 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Sir William Craigie, DLitt 1949 Oriel College, University of Oxford
Hensley Henson (1863–1947), Bishop of Durham (1920–1939) 1929 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Hensley Henson (1863–1947), Bishop of Durham (1920–1939) 1929 Auckland Castle
Mrs Laura Charlotte Hilgrove Coxe (1857–1950), Founder of Watlington Library 1945 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Mrs Laura Charlotte Hilgrove Coxe (1857–1950), Founder of Watlington Library 1945 Watlington Library
Charles William Early (1850–1943) 1912 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Charles William Early (1850–1943) 1912 Oxfordshire County Museums Service
Sir Walter Essex (1857–1941) 1896 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Sir Walter Essex (1857–1941) 1896 Shugborough Hall
Near Burford, Oxfordshire Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Near Burford, Oxfordshire Northampton Museums & Art Gallery
Sunset, Llyn Gwynant Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Sunset, Llyn Gwynant Northampton Museums & Art Gallery
Study, August 1914 1914 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Study, August 1914 1914 Northampton Museums & Art Gallery
Thomas Raymont Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Thomas Raymont Goldsmiths, University of London
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon 1927–1934 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon 1927–1934 National Portrait Gallery, London
King Edward VII (1841–1910), By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond... Harold Speed (1872–1957)

King Edward VII (1841–1910), By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India Belfast City Hall
Right Honourable Sir Frederick Halsey (1839–1927), 1st Bt 1920 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Right Honourable Sir Frederick Halsey (1839–1927), 1st Bt 1920 Museum of Freemasonry
H. S. Hele-Shaw (1854–1941) 1927 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

H. S. Hele-Shaw (1854–1941) 1927 Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Captain H. M. Jessel, MP, Mayor of Westminster (1902–1903) 1912 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Captain H. M. Jessel, MP, Mayor of Westminster (1902–1903) 1912 City of Westminster Archives Centre
Professor George Varnell, President (1865–1866) 1924 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

Professor George Varnell, President (1865–1866) 1924 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
A. J. Allen, JP 1925 Harold Speed (1872–1957)

A. J. Allen, JP 1925 Kensington Central Library