Ellen Montalba
Ellen Montalba | |
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Self Portrait by Ellen Montalba, 1885 | |
Born |
Ellen Montalba 1842 England |
Died |
1912 Venice, Italy |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Painter |
Ellen Emeline Montalba (1842–1912) was a British artist. She was born in Bath, England on 17 Feb 1842,[1] one of four daughters of the Swedish-born artist Anthony Rubens Montalba and Emeline (née Davies). She and her three sisters all attained high repute as artists. The 1871 British census shows Anthony Montalba living at 19 Arundel Gardens, Notting Hill, London, with four daughters, all artists.[2]
The Montalba sisters were regular contributors to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition during the 1870s.[1] Ellen studied at the South Kensington Schools, which later became the Royal College of Art, and in Europe, being based in Venice along with her family.[3] She painted portraits, figure studies and landscapes including life-size portraits. Occasionally drew on wood for magazines. Among the portraits she exhibited was one of her sister Clara[1] and also one of HRH the Princess Louise.[3]
Per Lady Layard's Journal available online at Baylor University, Texas, Ellen Montalba began to paint a portrait of Lady Enid Layard on 6 December 1899 and although it was deemed to be successfully completed on 15 May 1901, Ellen was working on a few finishing touches to Lady Layard's hands on 5 March 1902. Lady Layard's last mention of Ellen Montalba in her journal was on 13 Sept 1912 when she visited the Montalba family in Belluno, Italy where they had taken a house for the summer and Enid wrote 'Only Ellen was absent - not being well.'
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Biography of the Montalba sisters Retrieved August 2011
- ↑ History of Arundel Gardens Retrieved Feb 7 2010
- 1 2 Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 173 2.
External links
- Biography of the Montalba sisters Retrieved August 2011