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Cecil J Thornton
Cecil J Thornton was born in Narborough, Leicestershire where he chose to live for most of his life. He studied at the college of art there, where his teachers includied Ralph Middleton and Herbert Hennes.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists. Internationally he was recognised and respected, a holder of the coveted Gold Medal of the Paris Salon and winner of the following prestigious awards.
Croix de Chavalier-French Government decoration.
Gold Medal, Academy Leonardo da Vinci, Rome , Italy
Gold Medal, National Federation of fine arts
Gold Medal, Merite Artistique European , Belgium
Godel Medal, Issoudun, awarded by Friends of Montmartre, Paris
Grand Prix, Salbris , France
Grand Prix d'honneur , National Federation of Fine Arts, France
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