Emily Whymper

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Emily Whymper
Born1833 (1833)
Died1886 (aged 52–53)
Hambledon, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesEmily Hepburn Whymper, Mrs. J. W. Whymper
Years active1877-1885
Known forpainting
Spouse Josiah Wood 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]

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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:

References

  1. 1 2 Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2011. ISBN   978-0-19-989991-3.
  2. ↑ Beauty in common things. 10 November 1874.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. 1 2 3 Josiah Wood Whymper And Edward Whymper Unveiling of the blue plaque at Town House, High Street, Haslemere (PDF). The Haslemere Society. 2012.
  4. 1 2 Henry, Emil (2011). Triumph and Tragedy: The Life of Edward Whymper. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN   978-1-84876-578-8.
  5. ↑ Lomax, Pamela (2004). The Golden Dream: A Biography of Thomas Cooper Gotch. Sansom & Company. ISBN   978-1-904537-21-2.
  6. ↑ "Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Modernist Journals | Whymper, Charles (1853-1941)". modjourn.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Harris, Elree I.; Scott, Shirley R. (1997). A Gallery of Her Own: An Annotated Bibliography of Women in Victorian Painting. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-0-8153-0040-3.
  9. ↑ Wood, Christopher; Newall, Christopher; Richardson, Margaret (1995). Victorian Painters: The text. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   978-1-85149-171-1.
  10. ↑ Desmond, Ray (25 February 1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-85066-843-8.
  11. ↑ Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Album of greetings cards and cuttings | Emily Whymper | Edwin Penley | Helen J. Miles | R.F. McIntyre | Albert Bowers | Wilfred Williams Ball | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Whymper, Emily, 1833–1886 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  13. ↑ Hibberd, Shirley; Lydon, A. F. (Alexander Francis); Evans, Edmund; Whymper, Edward; Fawcett, Benjamin (1870). Rustic adornments for homes of taste. Fisher - University of Toronto. London : Groombridge and Sons.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  14. ↑ Chambers, A. C.; Whymper, Emily Hepburn; Dickes, William; Stanford, Edward; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). General Literature Committee (1874). Beauty in common things. Fisher - University of Toronto. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ... ; New York : Pott, Young & Co.

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