Alfonso Toft

Alfonso Toft (Birmingham 1866–1964), was a British landscape artist. He was the son of Charles Toft (1832–1901) and was born in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth. He came from a family of Staffordshire pottery artists. His father was a principal modeller for Wedgwood pottery from 1876–88[1] and also an artist.[2] His brother was the sculptor Albert Toft.

He was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

In 1910, 1912 and 1914 he was one of the artists who represented Britain at the Venice Biennale[3] He also designed the medal for the coronation of George V.[4]

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References
  1. "Albert Toft". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. "Albert Toft in the DNB". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. "Venice Biennale timeline – the British Council". Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. Alfonso Toft. "Medal commemorating the Coronation of George V". Royal Collection Trust. Inventory no. 443604.
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