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

1903

Member of the New English Art Club

1901–1904

Professor of Painting at Liverpool University

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

1940

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