Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (11 November 1933 – 30 December 2004) was an English photographer and

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. Fiennes was perhaps best known for his architectural studies.

Biography

Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born at Dalton, Northumberland, the eldest of five children of industrialist

Maurice Fiennes Sir Maurice Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1 March 1907 – 14 September 1994) was an English industrialist. Fiennes was the son of Alberic Arthur Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, and his wife, Gertrude Theodosia Pomeroy (née Colley), and grea ...

and his wife Sylvia Joan (née Finlay). The father was later knighted for his services to the export of British heavy engineering products. citing Announcements, ''The Times,'' London, U.K., 12 January 1994. Mark Fiennes's third cousin is Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet.

Education

Fiennes was educated at

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for several years before he fell ill with

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, a type of kidney disease. In hope of improving his health, his parents sent him to

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and the

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, where Fiennes studied agriculture. With his health restored, he returned to England and became a farming tenant on the estate of the Earl of Stradbroke near

Blythburgh Blythburgh is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is west of Southwold and south-east of Halesworth and lies on the River Blyth. The A12 road runs through the village which is spli ...

, Suffolk. There he met and married novelist Jennifer Lash in 1962 at

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. Her passion for art inspired Fiennes. He took up photography at the age of 40.

Career

Fiennes' photography featured some of the world's most renowned museums as well as Britain's most celebrated estates. In 1985, he received a commission from the

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in Washington D.C. to produce images for their exhibit ''Treasure Houses of Britain''. After this, his photography recorded the restoration of

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for the Royal Collections. He was commissioned to illustrate books for a number of British and American publishers, including

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and

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. Between 1983 and 1995, he regularly contributed to '' Country Life'' magazine.

Family

He and Jennifer "Jini" Fiennes (1938–1993) were the parents of actors

Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ralph Fiennes, various accolades, including a British Academy Film ...

and

Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 27 May 1970), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor of film, stage, and television. Fiennes is particularly known for his versatility and period pieces. Journalist Zoe Williams observed t ...

, filmmakers

Martha Fiennes Martha Maria Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 1964) is an English film director, writer and producer. Fiennes is best known for her film '' Onegin'' (1999), which starred her elder brother, Ralph, and her subsequent film '' Chromophobia'' (200 ...

and

Sophie Fiennes Sophie Fiennes (born 12 February 1967) is an English filmmaker best known for her films '' Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami'' (2017) and '' Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow'' (2010), as well as for her collaborations with philosopher Slavoj Ži� ...

, composer

Magnus Fiennes Magnus Hubert Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 21 November 1965) is an English composer, record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Shakira, Pulp, Tom Jones and Morcheeba. In 1997 he produced the million-selling All Sa ...

and conservationist Jacob ("Jake") Fiennes. They also had a foster son, Michael Emery, an archaeologist. Jini Fiennes died from breast cancer in 1993, aged 55. Their grandson

Hero Fiennes Tiffin Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (; born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and film producer. He is most known for his starring roles in the ''After'' film series (2019–2023) and for his portrayal of a young Tom Riddle in the film ...

is also an actor.

Final years

In 1996, Fiennes married Caroline Evans and lived with her in

Clare, Suffolk Clare is a market town and civil parish on the north bank of the River River Stour, Suffolk, Stour in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Clare is in southwest Suffolk, from Bury St Edmunds and ...

until his death in 2004, aged 71, from undisclosed causes.

Notes

References

External links

Mark Fiennes Official Site

''The Independent'', 4 January 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiennes, Mark 1933 births 2004 deaths People educated at Eton College

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Photographers from Northumberland People from Clare, Suffolk English illustrators English photographers