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}} Francis Rudolph ({{lang-lv|Rūdolfs Peders}}; 1921−2005) was an English painter of Latvian origin. Life in EuropeHe was born in Ventspils, a city in northwestern Latvia. Rudolph's birth name was Rūdolf Peders.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} 1944 was problematic for Rudolph, for this year saw his expulsion from Art School for sympathising with "Communists and Jews" and his forced conscription into the German Army. While serving on the Eastern Front he deserted and made his way back to Latvia where following the end of the war he was transported to England as a volunteer worker in 1947. Life in EnglandFollowing his move to England, Rudolph eventually settled in Tooting, South London. In 1948 he took up a position as porter at Springfield Mental Hospital, Tooting. There he remained for many years while also broadening his artistic fields. Whilst having a more technical background the job of porter allowed him to pursue regular art classes to refine his artistic skills; becoming a member of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society and exhibiting at venues such as the Chelsea Art Exhibition, Toynbee Art Club and The Mall Galleries. Rudolph was a prolific painter of nude life studies and also produced many scenes of the City of London with the "Painting in London" group. His work is in various collections of note, including the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and Aberystwyth University.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}. Francis Rudolph died in 2005 while living in Herondale Avenue, London, SW18.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} ReferencesExternal links
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