Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (11 November 1933 – 30 December 2004) was an English photographer and

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. Fiennes was perhaps best known for his architectural studies.

Biography

Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born at Dalton, Northumberland, the eldest of five children of industrialist Maurice Fiennes, who was later knighted for his services to the export of British heavy engineering products, and his wife Sylvia Joan (née Finlay). citing Announcements, The Times, London, U.K., 12 January 1994. Mark Fiennes's third cousin is Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet.

Education

Fiennes was educated at Eton College for several years before he fell ill with glomerulonephritis. In hope of improving his health, his parents sent him to

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, New Zealand and the United States where Fiennes studied agriculture. With his health restored, he returned to England and became a farming tenant on the estate of the Earl of Stradbroke near Blythburgh, Suffolk, where he met and married novelist

Jennifer Lash Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne Lash Fiennes (27 February 1938 – 28 December 1993), also known as Jini Fiennes, was an English novelist and painter. In 1961, she published ''The Burial'', her first novel, at the age of 23. Lash was regarded as o ...

in 1962 at Lothingland. Her passion for art served as an impetus for Fiennes, who took up photography at the age of 40.

Career

Fiennes' work featured some of the world's most renowned museums as well as Britain's most celebrated estates. In 1985, he received a commission from the

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in Washington D.C. to produce images for their exhibit ''Treasure Houses of Britain''. After this, his photography recorded the restoration of Windsor Castle for the Royal Collections. He was commissioned to illustrate books for a number of British and American publishers, including HarperCollins, Random House,

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and Yale University Press. Between 1983 and 1995, he regularly contributed to '' Country Life'' magazine.

Family

He and Jennifer "Jini" Fiennes (1938–1993) were the parents of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes, filmmakers Martha Fiennes and Sophie Fiennes, composer

Magnus Fiennes Magnus Hubert Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 21 November 1965) is an English composer, record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Shakira, Pulp, Tom Jones and Morcheeba. In 1997 he produced the million-selling All S ...

and conservationist Jacob ("Jake") Fiennes. They also had a foster son, Michael Emery, an archaeologist. Jini Fiennes died from breast cancer in 1993, aged 55. His grandson is actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

Final years

In 1996, Fiennes married Caroline Evans and lived with her in Clare, Suffolk until his death in 2004, aged 71, from undisclosed causes.

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References

External links

Mark Fiennes Official Site

''The Independent'', 4 January 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiennes, Mark 1933 births 2004 deaths People educated at Eton College Mark Photographers from Northumberland People from Clare, Suffolk English illustrators British photographers