Alfred Munnings
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Alfred James Munnings (1878 - 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War Memorials Fund, he earned several prestigious post-World War commissions that made him wealthy.
Alfred Munnings was born at Mendham, Suffolk, on October 8, 1878. At fourteen he was apprenticed to a Norwich printer, designing and drawing advertising posters for the next six years, attending the Norwich School of Art in his spare time. When his apprenticeship ended, he became a full time painter. He frequently painted rural scenes, and also subjects such as gypsies and horses.
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| Preceded by Sir Edwin Lutyens |
President of the Royal Academy 1944–1949 |
Succeeded by Sir Gerald Kelly |
