The Life and Career of Sep E. Scott Sep E. Scott was a British painter, illustrator and comics artist whose career spanned much of the twentieth century. Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, on 19 March 1879, he was the son of George Scott, a coal agent. His formal training took him to the Royal College of Art in London, where he developed the technical foundation required for a prolific output across multiple media. By 1903, his landscape and portrait paintings were already being exhibited at the Royal Academy. The breadth of his professional life reflects a high level of versatilit…