Английская Википедия:Emily Whymper

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Emily Whymper (1833-1886) was a British botanical artist who exhibited landscape paintings in London.[1] She also illustrated Beauty in Common Things, which was published in 1874 by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.[2]

Biography

Emily Hepburn was born in 1833.[1] In December 1866 she married Josiah Wood Whymper.[3][4][5] Her husband was nineteen years older than her and already had eleven children from his first marriage.[4] The couple had met at Maze Pond Chapel and she was his third wife.[6] They had a son Charles Whymper, who was also a botanical artist.[7]

Whymper exhibited her work at the Royal Academy in London during 1877 and 1878, including the work Hollyhocks.[3][8] Her work was also exhibited at the Royal Institute (1883-5)[3][9] and at the Society of British Artists.[10] She also painted illustrations for postcards.[11] Examples of Whymper's work are held at the Haslemere Educational Museum.[12]

A successful botanical illustrator, Whymper's works appeared in books by several authors, including:

  • Shirley Hibberd, Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste (1870).[13]
  • A. C. Chambers, Beauty in Common Things (1874).[14]

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