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Biography of William Bruce Ellis Ranken 1881-1941

William Bruce Ellis Ranken 1881-1941 is in Painters.

On 11th April 1881 William Bruce Ellis Ranken was born in Edinburgh.

May 1899. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 18). Edwin Morgan (age 8) and Elizabeth Winthrop Emmet (age 1) on an open-air 'veranda' on the stern of their steam yacht.

Edwin Morgan: On 17th May 1890 he was born. In 1920 he and Elizabeth Winthrop Emmet were married. On 18th October 1954 he died.

Around 1900. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 18). Portrait of Catherine d'Erlanger (age 26).

Catherine d'Erlanger: In 1874 she was born. At birth she was named Marie Rose Antoinette Catherine de Robert d'Aqueria de Rochegude. In 1959 she died.

1904. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 22). Self-Portrait.

1907. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 25). Portrait of Olga de Meyer (age 35).

Olga de Meyer: On 8th August 1871 she was born at 14 William Street Lowndes Square. Possibly a daughter of the Prince of Wales. On 6th January 1931 she died.

Around 1912. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 30). "Fashion".

1919. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 37). Portrait of Violet Keppel (age 24).

1928. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 46). Portrait of Mary Lygon (age 17).

Mary Lygon: On 12th February 1910 she was born to William Lygon 7th Earl Beauchamp and Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor Countess Beauchamp. On 27th September 1982 Mary Lygon died.

Around 1929. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 47). Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 52).

Around 1930. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 48). Portrait of Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke (age 39).

Around 1931. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 49). "Magnolia".

1932. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 50). "Miss Marina Koshetz".

1933. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 51). Portrait of Mrs Edwin D. Morgan i.e. Elizabeth Winthrop Emmet (age 35).

Around 1938. William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 56). Portrait of Else "Mona" Schiwe Countess Beauchamp (age 43).

Else "Mona" Schiwe Countess Beauchamp: In 1895 he was born to Viggo Schiwe. In 1989 he died.

On 31st March 1941 William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 59) died.