Lieutenant Francis Smyth Baden-Powell (29 July 1850 – 1933) was a British barrister, military officer and painter.
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Early life and education
Frank Baden-Powell was born on 29 July 1850, the third son of the Rev. Professor Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta Grace Smyth. His maternal grandparents were Annarella Warington and William Henry Smyth. He had six full siblings — Warington, George, Robert, Baden, Agnes, and Augustus — and a half-brother, Baden Henry, from his father's second marriage. His parents, maternal grandparents, and brother Robert were all artistic, though Baden-Powell was the only one to pursue art as a career. After taking Honours at Balliol College, Oxford, Baden-Powell received a called to the Bar from the Inner Temple. He then joined the Army and was attached to the Camel Corps during the Sudan Campaign (1884-1885).
Career
Baden-Powell's art appeared in exhibits around the UK, including the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Walker Gallery, Manchester City Art Gallery and Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, as well as The Salon in Paris. He created a commemorative diploma for the Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 in Chelsea. In 1948, Walker Gallery held An Exhibition of Silhouette Portraits Life-size Heads by Frank Baden-Powell.
Among the art of Baden-Powell's shown at Royal Academy exhibitions, including their Royal Academy catalogue number, are: