Chronology

• 1 August 1880 born at Frome, Somerset, the fourth son of Alfred Arthur Osborne (1847-1910), Schoolmaster,-and his wife Sarah Elizabeth nee Biggs,(1843-1907). He grew up in Frome and moved to Streatham, London with his elder brother Harold in the early 1900s.
• educated at the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Bristol,
• 1901-1906 studied etching and engraving under Sir Frank Short at Royal College of Art
  Royal College of Art
  The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
  
  , South Kensington
• 1904 published his first etching
• World War I served in Artists' Rifles
  Artists' Rifles
  The Artists Rifles is a volunteer regiment of the British Army. Raised in London in 1859 as a volunteer light infantry unit, the regiment saw active service during the Boer Wars and World War I, earning a number of battle honours; however, it did not serve outside of Britain during World War II, as...
  
   and 60th Division in France, Salonika and Palestine
• 11 June 1918 elected Associate Engraver of Royal Academy
  Royal Academy
  The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
  
  
• 1924 succeeded Short as the Head of the etching and engraving school when Short retired.
• 13 Apr 1926 elected full member of the Royal Academy
  Royal Academy
  The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
  
  
• 1927 Kensington, London married Amy Margaret Stableford (1884-1964).
• 1938-1962 held the position of President Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (now the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
  Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
  The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, until 1991 the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers is an art institution based in London, England. The Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers was a society of etchers established in London in 1880 and given a Royal Charter in 1888...
  
  )
• 1948 awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• 1 Jan 1956 elected Senior member of the Royal Academy
  Royal Academy
  The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
  
  
• 22 September 1963 died Kensington, London, England

Memberships/Awards

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  Order of the British Empire
  The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
  
   (CBE)
• Member of the Royal Academy
  Royal Academy
  The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
  
   (R.A.)
• President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
  Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
  The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, until 1991 the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers is an art institution based in London, England. The Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers was a society of etchers established in London in 1880 and given a Royal Charter in 1888...
  
   (P.R.E.)

Students

• Edward Bouverie Hoyton was born at Lewisham in south London in 1900. He studied etching under Malcolm Osborne and Stanley Anderson at Goldsmiths’ College, New Cross, south London.
• Geoffrey Wedgewood
• James Henry Govier
  James Henry Govier
  James Henry Govier was an English painter born at Oakley, Buckinghamshire.He was the only son of Henry Govier and Mary Ann Measey. In 1914 the family moved to the small town of Gorseinon in Gower near Swansea, where James was educated at the local school. At the age of fourteen he left school to...
  
  

External links

• www.artistarchive.com Catalogue listing of over 100 prints by Osborne including the Salaman listing, with a description of most and some images..