Allingham, Helen Patterson (1848–1926)
Allingham, Helen Patterson (1848–1926)
English watercolorist and illustrator. Born Helen Patterson, Sept 26, 1848; died at Haslemere in 1926; dau. of A.H. Patterson (doctor); attended Birmingham School of Design and the Royal Academy Schools; m. William Allingham (Irish poet), 1874.
Influenced by the work of Fred Walker, devoted her illustrations to domestic and rural life; achieved 1st success illustrating the serialization of Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd for The Cornhill Magazine (1874); was frequently given one-woman shows by the Fine Art Society (1880s–1890s); also illustrated books of Juliana Horatia Ewing, including A Flat Iron for a Farthing (1872) and Jan of the Windmill (1876).
See also Women in World History.
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