caption death_date death_place birth_place training awards nationality patrons name field birth_date image article_title birth_name
elwes oct 15th , 1922 at academie des beaux arts , paris . 6 august 1975 amberley , west sussex , england theddingworth , leicestershire , england slade beaux arts académie andre lhote school of fine art académie delecluse academie des ra , rp british queen elizabeth the queen mother simon elwes portrait painting 29 june 1902 simon elwes 1922.jpg simon elwes
 simon edmund vincent paul elwes
simon elwes

lt. col. simon edmund vincent paul elwes , better known as simon elwes , rp , ra , km -lrb- 29 june 1902 -- 6 august 1975 -rrb- was a british war artist and society portrait painter whose patrons included presidents , kings , queens , statesmen , sportsmen , prominent social figures and many members of britain 's royal family .
he was a favorite of queen elizabeth the queen mother .
