Maria Pixell

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Maria Pixell
Died1811 [1]
NationalityBritish
Known for Landscape painting

Maria Pixell (died 1811) was a British landscape painter who worked in the medium of both oil paint and watercolor. [2] She lived and worked in London, Hampshire and Maidenhead. [3]

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She exhibited her paintings between 1793 and 1811 at the Royal Academy of Arts and between 1809 and 1811 at the British Institution. [2] [3] A number of her paintings reside in the collection of, and are on display, at Arlington Court. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "PIXELL, Maria - Painter, watercolourist : Benezit Dictionary of Artists - oi". Oxford Index. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00142842 . Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 Sara Gray (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Casemate Publishers. ISBN   978-0-7188-3084-7.
  4. "Results, Maker: "Maria Pixell (fl. 1793 -1811)"". National Trust Collection. National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "View of Old Arlington Church (St James's), Devon 987408". National Trust Collection. National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. Retrieved 6 December 2018.