solomon joseph solomon ra was a british painter, a founding member of the new english art club and member of the royal academy. solomon's family was jewish, and his sister, lily delissa joseph (née solomon), was also a painter. he made an important contribution to the development of camouflage in the first world war, working in particular on tree observation posts and arguing tirelessly for camouflage netting.born in london in 1860, solomon studied at various art schools, sequentially, heatherley school of fine art, the royal academy schools, the munich academy, and école des beaux-arts (unde…