Luke Fildes
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Sir Samuel Luke Fildes was a British painter and illustrator born in Liverpool and trained at the South Kensington and Royal Academy Schools. He was the grandson of the political activist Mary Fildes.
Self-portrait, 1911
The Widower, c. 1875-1876
Fildes' painting of his son Paul Fildes in 1919
Fildes's grave in Brookwood Cemetery
George V
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George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Luke Fildes
…R.A.) in 1887; and was knighted by King Edward VII in 1906. In 1918, he was appointed as Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) by King George V. Fildes produced a large number of caricatures for Vanity Fair under the nom de crayon "ELF". He and Henry Woods were regarded as leaders of the…
Formal portrait, 1923
George as a young boy, 1870
Prince George of Wales in Command of Torpedo Boat 79, 1889
The Duke of York in 1893