Early Life and Artistic Journey Charles Edward Conder (1868 – 1909) was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer who left an indelible mark on the art world. Born in Tottenham, Middlesex, the second son of six children, of James Conder, civil engineer and Mary Ann Ayres, he spent several years as a young child in India before the death of his mother on 14 May 1873 in Bombay, aged 31 years; he was then sent back to England an…