• 1 August 1880 born at
Frome,
Somerset, the fourth son of Alfred Arthur Osborne (1847–1910), Schoolmaster, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth née 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 to 1906, he studied etching and engraving under
Frank Short at the
Royal College of Art, in South Kensington, London. • 1948 awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) • 1 January 1956 elected Senior member of the
Royal Academy • 22 September 1963 died Kensington, London, England ==Bibliography==