Brit Ernest Townsend studied at the Derby College of Art, Heatherleys in Chelsea and the Royal Academy of London, and lived in Derby for most of his life. As a professional artist, he painted portraits of many local and national politicians, industrialists, and professional notables.
One of Townsend’s best known works was the creation of a design for the roofs of the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine factories in Derby so that they would appear to German bombers to resemble a village. One of his best known portraits was Winston Churchill from 1915, which was not presented to the public until 1944.
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