Roger Desoutter, 1923 ~ Maritime painter
Born and educated at Mill Hill, Roger Charles Desoutter, British painter, went on to obtain a degree in engineering at Loughborough; after which he was chosen, in 1942, to join the team of Sir Frank Whittle, engaged in the design and development of the first jet engines, which occupied him until 1945. Most of his spare time during this period was making sketches in pen and ink, and pastels, as well as producing technical drawings for engineering publications.
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