Anna Alma-Tadema (1867-1943), Study of chrysanthemums, 1883, watercolour and pencil on paper. Cadbury Research Library AT/1/Portfolio61/E2050

Anna Alma-Tadema (1867-1943)

Study of Chrysanthemums

1883

Watercolour and pencil on paper

Cadbury Research Library

Finding number: AT/1/Portfolio61/E2050

 

Dated 1883, probably made in London at Townshend House.

 

Anna Alma-Tadema (1867-1943) was younger daughter of the famous Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA (1836-1912). She was an artist in her own right and exhibited her delicate watercolour paintings extensively, including at the Royal Academy. She was particularly known for capturing the lavishly decorated interiors of the Alma-Tadema family homes in London. Born in Brussels in 1867, her mother died when she was about two years old and in 1870 the family moved permanently to London: Anna, her father and her older sister Laurence. Anna was a supporter of Women's Suffrage.

 

Drawing from the collection of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections, University of Birmingham, UK.

 

 

 

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