Robert Norman Hepple was an English portrait painter, engraver and sculptor, best known for his portraits of the British royal family.
10 Facts About Norman Hepple
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Norman Hepple was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1948 and served as their president from 1979 to 1983.
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Norman Hepple studied at Goldsmiths College of Art and then the Royal Academy Schools, under Sir Walter Russell, where he obtained a scholarship in engraving.
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At the start of the Second World War Norman Hepple joined the Auxiliary Fire Service, which in 1941 became the National Fire Service, NFS, and served as a fire-fighter during the London Blitz.
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At least one painting by Norman Hepple was included in the firemen artists exhibitions that toured America during the war.
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Norman Hepple painted portraits of Queen Elizabeth II on three occasions;- in 1965 for the Royal Marines, in 1978 for the island of Jersey and in 1978 for the submarine officers of HMS Dolphin.
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Norman Hepple painted notable portraits of Prince Charles, Prince Philip and of the Queen Mother, who sat for him for four separate commissions.
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Norman Hepple was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1948 and served as their president from 1979 to 1983.
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Norman Hepple was elected as an Associate Member to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1954, and became a full Academician in 1961.
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Norman Hepple died from injuries he received after being run over by a motorist whilst returning to his home in Richmond in London from a meeting at the Royal Academy.