Mary Elizabeth Duffield, née Rosenberg (1819–1914) was a British flower painter and the wife of the still life painter William Duffield.
Mary Elizabeth Duffield | |
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| Born | Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg 1819 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Died | 1914 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Painting |
| Style | Floral art |
| Spouse | William Duffield |
Life and work edit
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She was born in Bath as the eldest daughter of Mr. T. E. Rosenberg, and became a painter of fruit and flowers. She was a member of the Institute of Painters in Water-Colours and married the still life painter William Duffield in 1850.[1]
Duffield exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
Her painting Yellow Roses was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[3]
References edit
- ^ Fagan 1888, p. 132.
- ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413–1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
Bibliography edit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Fagan, Louis Alexander (1888). "Duffield, William". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 16. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 132.
External links edit
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