Cartwright, Julia (1851–1924)

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Cartwright, Julia (1851–1924)

British novelist and historian. Name variations: Mrs. Henry Ady. Born Nov 7, 1851, in Northamptonshire, England; died April 24, 1924, in Oxford, England; dau. of Richard Aubrey Cartwright and Mary Fremantle; m. Henry Ady, 1880.

Educated at home; studied French, German, and Italian and taught herself Latin; published novels anonymously for Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge; wrote books on art and history, as well as several major biographies; her work on Renaissance art and women helped establish her as an important scholar of the period; writings include Sir Edward Burne-Jones, His Life and Work (1894), G.F. Watts, Royal Academician, His Life and Works (1896), Jean François Millet, His Life and Letters (1896), Beatrice d'Este (1899), Isabella d'Este (1902), Raphael (1905), Baldassare Castiglione (1908), Hampton Court (1910) and Italian Gardens of the Renaissance (1914); also wrote for journals and magazines.