FURSE, CHARLES WELLINGTON Eng lish painter, born at Staines, son of the Rev. C. W. Furse, arch deacon of Westminster, was descended collaterally from Sir Joshua Reynolds. He entered the Slade school in 1884, winning the Slade scholarship in the following year, and completed his edu cation at Julian's atelier in Paris. An important canvas called "Cain" was his first contribution (1888) to the Royal Academy, to the associateship of which he was elected in the year of his death. For some years before he had been a regular contributor to the exhibitions of the New English art club. He married in Oct. 1900 Katherine, daughter of John Addington Symonds. She received the D.B.E. for her services during the World War and was director of the Women's Royal Naval Service from 1917 to 1919. Among his more famous pictures are : "Diana of the Up lands," "Lord Roberts" and "The Return from the Ride" at the Tate Gallery, London; the four children in "Cubbing with the York and Ainsty," "The Lilac Gown," "Mr. and Mrs. Oliver fish ing" and the portrait of Lord Charles Beresf ord.