Jane Mary Dealy (1856 – 1939), known as Lady Lewis from 1904, was an English artist of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[1] She was noted for her pictures of children, and was a successful illustrator of children's books.
Jane Mary Dealy | |
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Born | 1856 (1856) |
Died | 1939 (aged 82–83) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Slade School, the Royal Academy |
Known for | Painting, Illustration |
Spouse(s) | Walter Lewis |
Born in Liverpool, she was educated at the Slade School and the Royal Academy Schools; at the latter, she won the 1880 first prize for best drawing[2] (a silver medal and £10). She showed her works at the Royal Academy shows and at the Institute of Painters of Water Colours. She married Walter Lewis in 1887; after his knighthood, she was known as Lady Lewis.
The children's books she illustrated included The Land of Little People, Sixes and Sevens, Children's Hymns, Children's Prayers, and The Easy-to-Read Storybook.
Dealy exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
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