Sir william russell flint biography of abraham

 

Sir William Russell Flint lived from 4 April 1880 to December 1969.

He was widely recognised to be the finest watercolour artist of his generation and in 1947 was knighted for his services to art. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

William Russell Flint was born in Edinburgh.

Sir william russell flint prints

His father, Francis Wighton Flint, was an illustrator and his mother, Jane Russell Flint, was a civil servant. Flint's artistic talents were recognised early, and he attended the Royal Institution School of Art in Edinburgh, one of the precursors to the Edinburgh College of Art.

In 1900, Flint moved to London to take up a position as a medical illustrator, and he rapidly expanded into illustrations for magazines and commercial designers.

Flint joined the Illustrated London News in 1903, which brought his artistic talents to the n