Painter. Born Tavistock Square and died Tunbridge Wells. The picture is a self-portrait.
On the Albert Hall frieze Armitage contributed two of the sixteen sections: 'Princes, Art Patrons and Artists' and 'A Group of Philosophers, Sages and Students'.
He also created some frescos in some London buildings including: St. Marylebone Parish Church Marylebone Road and St. Mark's Church, Hamilton Terrace, St. John's Wood.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Edward Armitage
This ornate frieze, titled "The Triumph of Art and Letters", encircles the bu...
Born Mendham, Suffolk. Artist specializing in paintings of horses and an opponent of ‘modernism’. The loss of an eye in 1898 did not impair his ability to paint. Knighted 1944. Died at home in ...
Caricaturist and writer. Born 57 Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington. In the Oscar Wilde circle of friends. He became successful and famous at aged 24, but never rich. Half brother and cousin to He...
Water colour painter. Born Stoke-on-Trent. Came to London to study painting. Died at home, 40 Upper Gower Street.
Irish nationalist and politician. Born Woodfield, County Cork. He moved to London in 1906 with his sister, spending over nine years there. An activist in the Sinn Féin movement, he was imprisoned i...
Someone on the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum spotted this bike immediately it went up and a discussion followed about it. On 1...
Screenwriter and novelist. Born on 12 August 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He's the one who first said "Nobody knows anything" in reference to predicting which films will be successful. He died ...
Bust 1, to the south, shows some damage but, we hope you agree, both busts represent the same man. But who? Only a few months later we c...
Croydon was London's first international airport. The terminal building, 1928 - 1959, was one of the first purpose-built terminal buildings in the world. The air traffic control tower is the first ...
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