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 Frank Ernest Beresford (1881 Derby, United Kingdom – 1967)
Beresford attended the Derby School of Art from 1895 to 1900. He soon gained recognition as a painter of portraits in oils and completed thousands of portrait commissions. Female South African artist Helen Anne Petrie was a short term student and they parted ways after a reportedly heated confrontation of artistic differences.
He produced the hugely popular painting of George V Lying in State which was shown at the Royal Academy and purchased by Queen Mary.
Source
The Strutt Family Trust, The Mayfair Collection (Suisse) SA, The Mayfair Collection (Pty) Ltd, The Mayfair Collection Limited
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