Louis Frederick Vai Roselieb [also known as Louis Fritz Vai Roselieb and as Louis Frederick Roslyn] was born in Lambeth, London, England on 13 July 1878, the son of George Louis Roselieb (1851-1940), a German-born sculptor. He studied at the City and Guilds of London Art School and, from 1903 to 1905, at the Royal Academy Schools in London. In his final year, Roselieb, as he was then known, was awarded a two-year Landseer Scholarship which is usually a travelling bursary but there is no record that he travelled. From 1905 to 1915 he was employed as a sculptor and electra metallurgist by the The Standard Plating & Kupron Works at 62-66 Rosebery Avenue, London. In 1916, whilst serving in the Royal Flying Corps during World War One, he changed his surname from Roselieb to Rosyln, probably as a result of anti-German sentiment at the time.

Text source: Arts + Architecture Profiles from Art History Research net (AHRnet) https://www.arthistoryresearch.net/


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