Poet, Artist. She is remembered for her paintings of flowers along with her writings during the Victorian Era of England. In 1840 she published “Songs of Azrael” and other poems under the married name of “Mrs. Turnbull”. She married composer, Walter Turnbell in 1827 and became his widow in 1838. She was the daughter of Arnall Fayermann. On June 30, 1840 she married Valentine Bartholomew, noted flower artist to Queen Victoria. After the marriage and being exposed to his paintings, she began to paint still-life fruits and flowers, with exhibits at the British Institution, the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists. After petitioning the Royal Academy with no results to open its schools to women, she was a founding member of the Society of Female Artists. The British Museum has one of her watercolors, “Study of a Garden Poppy.” Her income was mainly from miniatures for brooches and other pieces of jewelry. Even after starting to paint, she continued to write with her play “The Ring or the Farmers' Daughter,” a domestic drama in two acts appeared in 1845. In 1849, another play “It's Only My Aunt” was performed at the Marylebone Theater. Both of these are available in microfilms as part of the English and American Drama of the 19th Century series. Her last art exhibit was in 1857.
Poet, Artist. She is remembered for her paintings of flowers along with her writings during the Victorian Era of England. In 1840 she published “Songs of Azrael” and other poems under the married name of “Mrs. Turnbull”. She married composer, Walter Turnbell in 1827 and became his widow in 1838. She was the daughter of Arnall Fayermann. On June 30, 1840 she married Valentine Bartholomew, noted flower artist to Queen Victoria. After the marriage and being exposed to his paintings, she began to paint still-life fruits and flowers, with exhibits at the British Institution, the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists. After petitioning the Royal Academy with no results to open its schools to women, she was a founding member of the Society of Female Artists. The British Museum has one of her watercolors, “Study of a Garden Poppy.” Her income was mainly from miniatures for brooches and other pieces of jewelry. Even after starting to paint, she continued to write with her play “The Ring or the Farmers' Daughter,” a domestic drama in two acts appeared in 1845. In 1849, another play “It's Only My Aunt” was performed at the Marylebone Theater. Both of these are available in microfilms as part of the English and American Drama of the 19th Century series. Her last art exhibit was in 1857.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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