Biography of Ambrose McEvoy 1877-1927

Ambrose McEvoy is in Painters.

On 12th August 1877 Ambrose McEvoy was born at Crudwell, Wiltshire [Map].

Around 1900. Ambrose McEvoy (age 22). Self-Portrait.

Around 1902 Ambrose McEvoy (age 24) enrolled at the Slade School of Art.

After 1909. Ambrose McEvoy (age 31). Portrait of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe nee Clough (age 21).

Dorothy Una Ratcliffe nee Clough: On 20th April 1887 she was born to George Benson Clough at Preston. In 1909 Charles Frederick Ratcliffe and she were married at St Stephen's Church, Kensington. On 20th November 1967 she died.

1915 to 1916. Ambrose McEvoy (age 37). Portrait of Maude Baring nee Lorillard (age 38).

Maude Baring nee Lorillard: On 22nd August 1876 she was born to Pierre Lorillard IV. On 8th November 1902 Cecil Baring 3rd Baron Revelstoke and she were married. On 2nd April 1922 she died.

1917. Ambrose McEvoy (age 39). Portrait of Maude Baring nee Lorillard (age 40).

1920. Ambrose McEvoy (age 42). Portrait of Lois Sturt (age 19).

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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1920. Ambrose McEvoy (age 42). Portrait of Lois Sturt (age 19).

Around 1924. Ambrose McEvoy (age 46). Portrait of Daphne Baring (age 19).

Daphne Baring: On 15th February 1904 she was born to Cecil Baring 3rd Baron Revelstoke and Maude Baring nee Lorillard. In 1986 Daphne Baring died.

In 1924 Ambrose McEvoy (age 46) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy.

On 4th January 1927 Ambrose McEvoy (age 49) died at Pimlico.