Ernest Townsend (1 January 1880 – 22 January 1944) was a portrait artist from Derby in England.
Townsend studied at Derby College of Art, Heatherleys in Chelsea and the Royal Academy. Among his notable works were a 1915 portrait of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill when he was First Lord of the Admiralty. This picture now hangs in the National Liberal Club in London.
Townsend was commissioned to create a design for the roofs of the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine factories in Derby so that they would appear to German bombers to be no more than a village.
Read more about Ernest Townsend: Early Years, Heatherleys and The Royal Academy, Return To Derby, World War II, Major Works, Exhibits At The Royal Academy
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