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beautifuldavinci: Sir William Russell Flint died, aged 89 In December 1969. Born in Edinburgh, 4th April 1880, his remarkable talent was discovered at an early age. Having been a student at the Royal Institution School of Art in Edinburgh, and serving a six year apprenticeship at a large printing works, he decided to move to London to become a medical illustrator at the age of 20. In 1947 William Russell Flint was knighted. In 1962 his work was acknowledged by a retrospective exhibition in the Diploma Gallery of the Royal Academy. At the time, Charles Wheeler, the President, paid tribute to the artist, describing his watercolour technique as a ‘baffling skill’. His talent with both the watercolour medium and his skill in depicting the female form created a hallmark style which would later become legendary. View Larger

beautifuldavinci:

Sir William Russell Flint died, aged 89 In December 1969.

Born in Edinburgh, 4th April 1880, his remarkable talent was discovered at an early age.

Having been a student at the Royal Institution School of Art in Edinburgh, and serving a six year apprenticeship at a large printing works, he decided to move to London to become a medical illustrator at the age of 20.

In 1947 William Russell Flint was knighted. In 1962 his work was acknowledged by a retrospective exhibition in the Diploma Gallery of the Royal Academy. At the time, Charles Wheeler, the President, paid tribute to the artist, describing his watercolour technique as a ‘baffling skill’.

His talent with both the watercolour medium and his skill in depicting the female form created a hallmark style which would later become legendary.

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