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Henry William Lowe "Hal" Hurst (English, 1865-1938) Oil on Canvas, Portrait of Lieutenant George Walter Nation

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Henry William Lowe "Hal" Hurst, RI RBA ROI RMS (1865-1938) Oil on Canvas, Portrait of Lieutenant George Walter Nation (1895-1916), son of Frederick and Abigail Geach Nation of Union Club, Victoria, British Columbia.


He attended St. Andrew’s College from 1910 to 1913.
He was serving with the 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion, British Columbia Regiment when he was killed in action on July 25th, 1916 at the age of 21 years. He is buried in the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium (Grave Reference: VI. C. 9.)

KILLED IN ACTION

Medium: Oil on Canvas framed behind glass. 
Dimensions: canvas measures 29 inches H x 20 W, frame measures 37 x 28 inches,
Signature: signed lower centre, Hal Hurst.

Henry William Lowe "Hal" Hurst (1865-1938) was a prominent British painter, illustrator, and miniaturist, widely celebrated during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Often known simply as Hal Hurst, he was a versatile artist who worked across several mediums, including oils, watercolours, and etchings

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