portrait of walter sykes george 1881-1962

Walter Sykes George(b 1881; d Delhi, 7 Jan 1962). English architect, active in India. Born of a family of Quaker architects, he was brought up in East Anglia and Manchester, where he worked in the family office. He studied under A. Beresford Pite and W. R. Lethaby at the Royal College of Art, London, and won the Soane Scholarship in 1906. In 1906?11 he was associated with the British School at Athens and participated in several excavations. In 1913 he published a monograph, The Church of St Eirene at Constantinople.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: 3YVC8FYA

Materials:

Oil on Canvas

Width (cm):

38.10 x 25.40cm, 15.00 x 10.00 ins

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