Nellie Mary Hepburn-Edmunds (1879 [1] - 14 February 1953) was a British painter of portrait miniatures.
Hepburn-Edmunds attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London and the Westminster School of Art, studying under William Mouat Loudan. [2] She was a member of the council of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, [3] and served as the Vice-President of the society from 1912. [2]
Her work was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris in 1931, [3] and at the Royal Academy for 45 years after her work was first accepted while she was at the Slade School. [2] One of her miniatures is on permanent exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, [2] and her Christopher Edward Clive Hussey (1899-1970) aged 9 is in the National Trust's collection at Scotney Castle. [4]
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