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Sir Ambrose Macdonald Poynter (26 September 1867 – 31 May 1923) was a British calligrapher, artist and architect.
Poynter was born at 24 Gower Street,
Sir Ambrose Macdonald Poynter (26 September 1867 – 31 May 1923) was a British calligrapher, artist and architect.
Poynter was born at 24 Gower Street, Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural institution, cultural, intellectual, and educational ...
, London. He was eldest son of Sir Edward John Poynter (1836–1919), and grandson of architect Ambrose Poynter
Ambrose Poynter (16 May 1796 – 20 November 1886) was a British architect. He was one of the founding members of the Institute of British Architects in 1834.
Early life
Born in London on 16 May 1796, he was second son of Ambrose Lyon Poynter ...
(1796–1886). His mother was Agnes (1843–1906), one of the famed Macdonald sisters.
Poynter designed the Torre Monumental
Torre Monumental ( Spanish for "Monumental Tower"), formerly known as Torre de los Ingleses ("Tower of the English"), is a clock tower located in the ''barrio'' (district) of Retiro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is situated in the Plaza Fuerza ...
in Retiro, Buenos Aires
Retiro is a ''barrio'' or neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the northeast end of the city, Retiro is bordered on the south by the Puerto Madero and San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, San Nicolás, and on the west by the Recoleta, Buenos ...
, that was opened in 1916 and from his teens produced a number of drawings, some of which are now located in the British Museum
The British Museum is a Museum, public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human cu ...
.
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19th-century English architects 20th-century English architects 1867 births 1923 deaths People from Bloomsbury British calligraphers Artists' Rifles soldiers Río de la Plata Architects from London {{UK-architect-stub