Frank Baden-Powell | |
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 Baden-Powell, back row, third from left, with his parents, siblings, and nephew | |
| Born | Francis Smyth Baden-Powell (1850-07-19)19 July 1850 |
| Died | 1933 (age 83) |
| Father | Baden Powell |
| Relatives | Warington,George,Robert,Baden,Agnes, Augustus,Baden Henry Powell (siblings),Annarella Warington (maternal grandmother),William Henry Smyth (maternal grandfather) |
LieutenantFrancis Smyth Baden-Powell (29 July 1850 – 1933) was a Britishbarrister, military officer and painter.
Frank Baden-Powell was born on 29 July 1850, the third son of the Rev. ProfessorBaden Powell and his third wife Henrietta Grace Smyth. His maternal grandparents wereAnnarella Warington andWilliam Henry Smyth.[1] He had six full siblings —Warington,George,Robert,Baden,Agnes, and Augustus — and a half-brother,Baden Henry, from his father's second marriage. His parents, maternal grandparents, and brother Robert were all artistic, though Baden-Powell was the only one to pursue art as a career.[1] After takingHonours atBalliol College, Oxford, Baden-Powell received acalled to the Bar from theInner Temple. He then joined the Army and was attached to theCamel Corps during theSudan Campaign (1884-1885).[2]
Baden-Powell's art appeared in exhibits around the UK, including theRoyal Birmingham Society of Artists,Walker Gallery,Manchester City Art Gallery andGlasgow Institute of Fine Art, as well asThe Salon in Paris.[citation needed] He created a commemorative diploma for the Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 inChelsea.[3] In 1948, Walker Gallery held An Exhibition of Silhouette Portraits Life-size Heads by Frank Baden-Powell.[4]
Among the art of Baden-Powell's shown atRoyal Academy exhibitions, including their Royal Academy catalogue number, are:[5]
Other artwork includes a pencil andgrey wash drawing calledMillais at his last Varnishing Day;[6]oil on canvasA Quiet Backwater;Drummer Boys of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, signed and dated "War Fund 1900," watercolour highlighted with white; and the watercolourCircle of CM Powell, Shipping in a Squall, in agilt frame.[7]
Frank was also a Fellow of theRoyal Geographical Society.
Baden-Powell married New Zealander Florence (Sidney) Watt on 28 May 1902 atSt Paul's Church, Knightsbridge.[8][9] Their honeymoon was a round-the-world trip.[10] Their son Robert Harold "Bobby" was born on 11 November 1903.[citation needed] The family lived at 33-38Palace Gate inKensington between 1904 and 1911.[11] Florence died on 17 October 1914 in London.[citation needed]
Baden-Powell died inKingston upon Thames,Surrey in 1933 aged 83.[9]
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