Sir Aston Webb by Solomon Joseph Solomon

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Sir Aston Webb by Solomon Joseph Solomon

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Deutsch: Aston Webb, englischer ArchitektEnglish: Portrait of Sir Aston Webb, English architect who was President of the Royal Academy of Arts.

Solomon Joseph Solomon (1860–1927) was a British painter, a founding member of the New English Art Club and member of the Royal Academy. Solomon's family was Jewish, and his sister, Lily De lissa Joseph (née Solomon), was also a painter. He made an important contribution to the development of camouflage in the First World War, working in particular on tree observation posts and arguing tirelessly for camouflage netting.

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1900
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National Portrait Gallery London
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