Elizabeth Forbes

English · 1859–1912 · Painter, Printmaker

Elizabeth Adela Forbes was a Canadian painter who was primarily active in the UK. She often featured children in her paintings and School Is Out is one of her most popular… (Wikipedia)

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Elizabeth Adela Forbes was a Canadian painter who was primarily active in the UK. She often featured children in her paintings and School Is Out is one of her most popular works. She was friends with the artists James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Walter Sickert, both of whom influenced her work. Her etchings in particular are said to show the influence of Whistler.

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Born 1859, KingstonDied 1912, NewlynOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q386247 ↗ULAN 500604654 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Armstrong, Elizabeth Adela, Miss, Elisabeth Stanhope-Forbes, Elizabeth Adela Armstrong, Elizabeth Adela Armstrong Forbes, Elizabeth Adela Forbes, Elizabeth Adela Forbes-Armstrong, Elizabeth Adela, Miss Armstrong, Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Armstrong Forbes and 3 other name forms