Nicholas Egon
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Nicholas Egon FRSA FKC, (15 November 1921 – 25 April 2017) was a national of Czechoslovakia who emigrated to the United Kingdom where he became a leading portrait painter.[1][2][3]
He first came to the United Kingdom about 1938. Near the end of World War II he served as the official artist with the British military in Basra.
References
- ^ "King's College London - Nicholas Egon, 1921-2017". Kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Term details". British Museum. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Count Nicholas Egon". Thetimes.co.uk. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
External links
- Pathé, British. "Egon The Artist". Britishpathe.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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