17 Facts About Harry Morley

Harry Morley was a British painter, etcher and engraver known for his classical and mythological compositions.

In 1905 Harry Morley won travelling scholarships from both the RCA and the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Harry Morley decided to continue his training at the Academie Julian in Paris throughout 1906.

In London 1911, Harry Morley married Lilias Helen Swain ARCA.

Harry Morley was trained in lettering and illumination by Professor Edward Johnston and went on to become his first assistant.

Harry Morley studied embroidery under Grace Christie whom she assisted after her graduation.

Harry Morley continued to draw and paint under the name Lester Romley.

Harry Morley joined the Society of Painters in Tempera two years later.

Harry Morley's pictures 'proclaim their dependence on the early Italian masters, not only by their oil and tempera technique but in their visual vocabulary'.

Together with his use of clean lines, academic coolness and detachment, Harry Morley's work is clearly distinguished from the narrative purpose and sentiment of the Pre-Raphaelites.

Harry Morley was appointed to the Faculty of Engraving at the British School at Rome in 1931.

Harry Morley was elected Associate of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1927 and a full member in 1931.

Harry Morley served as RWS Vice President from 1937 to 1941.

Harry Morley was chair of the Association of Student Sketch Clubs.

In 1940 Harry Morley was staying at the Bishop's Palace, Wells working on his portrait The Very Reverend Bishop Underwood of Bath and Wells when his London home and studio were damaged by a bomb.

Harry Morley completed a number of short commissions for the War Artists' Advisory Committee.

Harry Morley was a member of or affiliated with the following organisations:.