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Frank Swinstead

1862 – 1937

British artist & cricketer

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About Frank Swinstead

Lived 1862 – 1937 (aged 75). Frank Swinstead was a cricketer and painter.

Frank Hillyard Swinstead (6 August 1862 – 6 December 1937) was an English first-class cricketer and artist.

Swinstead was born at Chelsea to Charles Swinstead, the master of the North London School of Art, and his second wife, Jane Swinstead (née Hillyard). His older brother was the artist George Hillyard Swinstead. Frank was educated at the North London School of Art, before attending the Royal College of Art and Académie Julian in Paris. Two years prior to taking over the college, Swinstead appeared in a first-class cricket match for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University at Cambridge. He married Lilie Caroline Drew in 1890, with the couple having three sons. He made a second appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Worcestershire at Lord's in 1900. He later became the principle of the Willesden Polytechnic School of Art and was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1908. He exhibited three paintings of various scenes from Suffolk to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1929. He died at Hornsey Central Hospital in December 1937.

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Who was Frank Swinstead?

British artist & cricketer (1862–1937)

When was Frank Swinstead born?

Frank Swinstead was born on 6 August 1862 in Chelsea.

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Frank Swinstead died on 6 December 1937 in Hornsey.

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Frank Swinstead was a cricketer and painter.

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· Wikidata: Q61771090

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