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Henry Tonks
1862–1937
(b Solihull, Warwickshire, 9 Apr. 1862; d London, 8 Jan. 1937). British painter, draughtsman, and teacher. He was interested in art from childhood, and in 1893 he abandoned his successful medical career to become a teacher at the Slade School.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)