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Historical Artist - John Henry Amshewitz (1882 - 1942)

John Henry Amshewitz was born in Ramsgate, England 1882 - 1942

Art Education
- 1898 – 1900 Birbeck Institute, London.

J H Amshewitz won art scholarship to Royal Academy Schools;
- 1900 – 1907 Studied art at Royal Academy Schools under Sargent and other Royal Academicians.

View 48 artworks by John Henry Amshewitz.

View 48 artworks by John Henry Amshewitz.

John Henry Amshewitz, R.B.A., - was a precocious talent and in Abraham Janssens was born in Antwerp as the son of Jan Janssens and.

Note: Amshewitz was the son of a noted Rabbi, scholar and lecturer at Montefiore College,.

In the painting, Abraham ben Samuel Zacuto is shown presenting his astronomical tables to da Gama before his departure from Lisbon in

John Henry Amshewitz, R.B.A., - was a precocious talent Abraham Janssens was born in Antwerp as the son of Jan Janssens.

Won Academy prize for mural decoration.

Short Artist Biography
- J H Amshewitz was the son of a Rabbi on the staff on Montefiore College, England. His precocious talent attracted the attention of leading Academicians and led to his admission on a scholarship to Royal Academy Schools.
- 1907 J H Amshewitz won commission for murals in City Hall, Liverpool; broke his thigh in a fall while working on that commission.
- 1910 J H Amshewitz commissioned to paint murals for Royal Exchange, London.

The two important mural undertakings drew attention to the young artist an