Sir Ellis K[irkham] Waterhouse was an English art historian specialized in Roman baroque and English painting. He was Director of the National Galleries of Scotland (1949-52) and held the Barber chair at Birmingham University until his official retirement in 1970. Waterhouse was the son of the architect Percy Leslie Waterhouse, through whom he possessed the means to pursue a largely independent career. His fellow student at Marlborough College was Anthony Blunt, … Wikipedia
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