Background
Poynter was born at 24 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, He was eldest son of Sir Edward John Poynter (1836–1919), and grandson of architect Ambrose Poynter (1796–1886).
Poynter was born at 24 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, He was eldest son of Sir Edward John Poynter (1836–1919), and grandson of architect Ambrose Poynter (1796–1886).
His mother was Agnes (1843–1906), one of the famed Macdonald sisters. Poynter built the Torre Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1916 and from his teens produced a number of drawings, some of which are now located in the British Museum.