Oswald Birley
English portrait painter and royal portraitist (1880–1952)
Also known as Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley · Sir Oswald Birley · Capt. Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley · Capt. Sir Oswald Birley · Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley · Birley
- Born
- March 31, 1880
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2017-08-22
- 2.Stated in Benezit Dictionary of Artists“Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley”
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in The PeerageRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Artists of the World Online
- 6.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- March 31, 1880
- Died
- May 6, 1952
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2017-08-22
- 2.Stated in Benezit Dictionary of Artists“Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley”
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in The PeerageRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- May 6, 1952
- Birthplace
- Auckland
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2021-04-16
- 2.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- 3.Stated in Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution IDRetrieved 2021-04-16
- Auckland
- Place of death
- London
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2016-10-15
- 2.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- London
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- painter
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2021-04-16
- 2.Stated in Union List of Artist NamesRetrieved 2021-04-16
- 3.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- 4.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2025-12-12
- 5.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , military officer
- painter
- Education
- Spouse
- Rhoda Vava Mary Lecky Pike(1921–1952)
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Sources- 1.Stated in independent.ieindependent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/artistic-legacy-of-the-irish-beauty-with-the-exotic-name-37119627.htmlRetrieved 2021-04-16
- Rhoda Vava Mary Lecky Pike(1921–1952)
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- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2017-08-26
- 2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2021-04-16
- male
- Commons Creator page
- Oswald Birley
- Work location
- London
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- Paris
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- Dresden
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2018-03-01
- 2.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- Florence
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2018-03-01
- 2.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- London
- Has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Victoria
- National Gallery of Art
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Victoria Memorial
- National Portrait Gallery
- Hispanic Society of America
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Sources- 1.Stated in Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution IDRetrieved 2021-04-16
- National Portrait Gallery
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- National Galleries Scotland
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- National Museum Cardiff
- Walker Art Gallery
- National Library of Wales
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery
- Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
- Leeds Art Gallery
- Towner Eastbourne
- Harris Museum
- Reading Museum
- Courtauld Gallery
- Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
- Hunterian Museum
- Bank of England Museum
- National Army Museum
- Imperial War Museum London
- Paxton House
- Cheshire Military Museum
- Kelmarsh Hall
- Antony House
- Christ Church Picture Gallery
- HMS Excellent
- Burghley House
- Somerset Military Museum
- Wardlaw Museum
- Royal Air Force Museum
- UCL Art Museum
- Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
- Norfolk Museums Collections
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Galleries
- Ludlow Museum
- Barts Health Archives
- National Museum Wales, Department of Industry
- Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre
- Royal Collection
- Copyright representative
- reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
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Sources- 1.Stated in DACS registerRetrieved 2019-12-15
- 2.Stated in ADAGP directoryRetrieved 2019-12-21
- reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
- Honorific prefix
- Sir
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2021-04-16
- 2.Stated in Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution IDRetrieved 2021-04-16
- 3.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-04-16
- Sir
- Place of burial
- The Parish Church of All Saints applies to part: churchyard
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- The Parish Church of All Saints applies to part: churchyard
- Start of work period
- 1895
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- 1895
- End of work period
- 1952
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- 1952
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: countries with 70 years pma or shorter
On other databases
53 identifiers linking Oswald Birley across the web's reference databases
- AAGM person or institution ID288
- ADAGP artist IDoswald-birley-986656
- Art UK artist IDbirley-oswald-hornby-joseph-18801952
- Artcyclopedia artist IDbirley_sir_oswald_hornby_joseph
- Artist-info artist ID326919
- Artists of the World ID10126561
- Artnet artist IDoswald-sir-birley
- AskArt person ID11089116
- Athenaeum person ID7954
- BabelNet ID03125323n
- Benezit IDB00020068
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID14969824w
- Bridgeman artist ID270
- British Museum person or institution ID204816
- Christie's creator ID12297
- DACS ID (2022)008070
- DACS ID (former)42506126-e420-e111-9c2b-000c29604b72
- DoME artist ID8650
- Europeana entityagent/base/161639
- FamilySearch person IDLHXX-SK9
- FAST ID1962781
- Find a Grave memorial ID130034202
- Find NZ Artists ID1389
- Freebase ID/m/0bbk4h
- Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID991003940869707141
- Genealogics.org person IDI00111698
- Geni profile ID6000000008871777337
- GND ID1152042718
- Golden ID (archived)Oswald_Birley
- Invaluable.com person IDw2vdpo6f0v
- ISNI0000000069233495
- Le Delarge artist ID772_artiste_BIRLEY_Oswaldj_sir
- Library of Congress Authorities IDno2016007941
- Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID117956
- National Gallery of Art artist ID965
- National Gallery of Victoria artist ID843
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person IDmp06686
- NLA Trove people ID1599950
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID31900
- Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID45225
- Prabook ID1859988
- RA Collections ID11574
- RKDartists ID8570
- Rodovid ID1040758
- Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID421
- SNAC ARK IDw6w11gnx
- Te Papa agent ID209
- The Peerage person IDp29820.htm#i298195
- Union List of Artist Names ID500012987
- V&A person IDAUTH353909
- VIAF cluster ID95760240
- WikiTree person IDBirley-63
- WorldCat Entities IDE39PBJjMFVbwVptk79xD8JqhHC
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