Robert Sargent Austin RA PPRWS PPRE (23 June 1895 – 18 September 1973) was a noted artist, illustrator, engraver and currency designer and widely considered to be one of Britain's leading mid-twentieth century printmakers.
During that period he produced a portrait of Lord Nelson as one of a series commissioned by London Transport[3] called 'Our Heritage' and which also included portraits of William Pitt,[4] Francis Drake,[5] Earl Haig[6] and Winston Churchill.
[8] Austin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (R.E.)
[10] Austin was married to the writer Ada May Harrison for whom he illustrated a number of books.
In 1936 the artist purchased an old Methodist chapel in Burnham Overy Staithe in North Norfolk and converted it into a studio where he could look out onto the beautiful marshes and landscape and paint.