Edith Martineau

25 by 34 cm., 10 by 13 in. DESCRIPTION signed with monogram and dated 75 l.l. watercolour and bodycolour PROVENANCE Christie's, 8 November 1996, lot 1;Private collection CATALOGUE NOTE Rokeby Park is an eighteenth century Palladian-style house andgardens, near Barnard Castle in County Durham. Velasquez' Toilet ofVenus (National Gallery) hung at the house for many years, beforethe furore caused by its attack by suffragettes in the earlytwentieth century.Edith Martineau was born on 19 June 1842 in Liverpool, one of eightchildren of Dr James Martineau (1805-1900) a Unitarian theologianand minister. She was the niece of the author Harriet Martineau.Following her early training at the Liverpool School of Art,Martineau moved with her family to London and she enrolled inclasses at Leigh's School of Art. When she was aged twenty in 1862,she became one of the first women to be admitted to the RoyalAcademy Schools. She specialised in finely detailed watercoloursand exhibited widely for over four decades.

Long description Edith Martineau (1842 - 1909) watercolour depicting a wooded pathway, 15" x 11.75" (38cm x 30cm), signed lower left hand corner

Edith Martineau (1842-1909) Adjusting the plough Signed Watercolour 27 x 43cm; 10½ x 17in Some discolouration, some fading, Estimate: £300-500 Hammer Price: £650 Lot: 154 Sale: Paintings (PW130612-2)

Edith Martineau, ARWS, 1842-1909, 'Tingrith Woods near Woburn, Bedfordshire', watercolour, signed, inscribed on reverse, 34cm x 25.5cm

Edith Martineau (1842-1909) watercolour in giltframe - Hampstead Heath looking over toHarrow-on-the-Hill, signed, inscribed onreverse, 27.5cm x 39cm