Wain, Louis
Written by admin on 14 November, 2009 – 2:34 pm -Louis William Wain was born in Clerkenwell, Central London on 5 August 1860. His mother was French - hence the name Louis and his father was a textile trader and embroiderer. Louis was the eldest child of six, and the only male. Due his having a cleft lip, his parents kept him away from school until he was 10 - even then he spent a great deal of time playing truant from school - wandering around London. He did, however, spend some time at the West London School of Art where he eventually taught for a while. He soon left this position though, and began to earn through his artistic abilities, by drawing animals and country scenes. From the age of 20, when his father died he was left to support his mother and sisters. At the age of... more
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