early life and education charles henry malcolm kerr, a prominent british artist, was born on january 22, 1858, in london. he was one of six sons and two daughters to robert malcolm kerr (1821–1902), a judge of the city of london court, and maria susannah soley kerr. kerr's educational background includes corpus christi college, oxford, followed by studies at the royal academy schools and the académie julian in paris. artistic career kerr's artistic career is marked by his contributions to portrait, genre, and landscape painting, as well as his work as an illustrator. he regularly exhibited hi…