Sir William Ernest Reynolds-Stephens (

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8 August 1862 –

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23 February 1943) was an American-born British artist and sculptor. He was educated at

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and the Royal Academy School. He exhibited there from 1886 until 1942. His work can also be seen at

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and

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. For 11 years he was president of the

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William Reynolds-Stephens - Golders Green Crematorium

He was cremated at

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1862 births 1943 deaths Artists from Detroit English sculptors English male sculptors 19th-century English painters English male painters American emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century English painters Knights Bachelor 20th-century British sculptors 19th-century British sculptors 20th-century English male artists 19th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub