Sir William Rothenstein (29 January 1872 - 14 February 1945) was an English painter, draughtsman* and writer on art. William Rothenstein was born into a German-Jewish family in Bradford, West... Read full biography
Sir William Rothenstein (29 January 1872 - 14 February 1945) was an English painter, draughtsman* and writer on art. William Rothenstein was born into a German-Jewish family in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His father, Moritz, emigrated from Germany in 1859 to work in Bradford's burgeoning textile... Read full biography
Sir William Rothenstein (29 January 1872 - 14 February 1945) was an English painter, draughtsman* and writer on art. William Rothenstein was born into a German-Jewish family in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His father, Moritz, emigrated from Germany in 1859 to work in Bradford's burgeoning textile industry. Soon afterwards he married Bertha Dux, and they had six children, of which William was the fifth. Rothenstein left Bradford Grammar School at the age of sixteen to study at the Slade School of... Read full biography