SIR OSWALD BIRLEY (BRITISH 1880 - 1952)
A PORTRAIT OF MR FREDERICK ADOLPHUS 'ERIC' SIMONDS
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated '1935' (lower right)
126 x 105cm (49½ x 41¼in.)

Provenance:
Sale, Franklin Browns, Edinburgh, Paintings and Prints, 12 June 2026, lot 160

Frederick Adolphus 'Eric' Simonds (1881 - 1853) was born in Reading to parents Louis de Luze and his wife Mary. He was educated at Park House, Reading, Eton collage and Oxford University. In 1900 he was invited to volunteer with the Royal Berkshire Regiment, serving in South Africa. Upon his return home in 1901, he joined the family brewing business. In 1909, he married Amy Fitzgerald (1883 - 1969) and the couple had four children. In 1928, Simonds served as High Sherriff of Berkshire.
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