Timeline

1878

Born in Wales

1894 - 1898

Studied at the Slade School, where he was a star pupil, winning great renown for his superb draughtsmanship

1898

Won the Summer Composition Prize

1901 - 1904

Professor of Painting at Liverpool University

1903

Member of the New English Art Club

1905 - 1914

Travelled widely in France, Holland and Belgium

1921

Associate of the Royal Academy

1928 - 1938

Elected a Royal Academician (re-elected in 1940)

1940

Member of the London Group

Retrospective exhibition of his drawings held at the National Gallery in London

1942

Awarded the Order of Merit

1948 - 1949

Arts Council touring retrospective exhibition

1954

Retrospective exhibition in the Diploma Gallery of the Royal Academy

1956

Retrospective exhibition at the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield