Emily Whymper

Emily Whymper (1833-1886) was a British botanical artist who exhibited landscape paintings in London.[1] She also illustrated Beauty in Common Things, which was published in 1874 by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.[2]

Emily Whymper
Born1833
Died1886
Hambledon, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesEmily Hepburn Whymper, Mrs. J. W. Whymper
Years active1877-1885
Known forpainting
SpouseJosiah Wood Whymper
Signature

Biography

Emily Hepburn was born in 1833.[1] In December 1866 she married Josiah Wood Whymper.[3][4][5] Her husband was nineteen years older than her and already had eleven children from his first marriage.[4] The couple had met at Maze Pond Chapel and she was his third wife.[6] They had a son Charles Whymper, who was also a botanical artist.[7]

Whymper exhibited her work at the Royal Academy in London during 1877 and 1878, including the work Hollyhocks.[3][8] Her work was also exhibited at the Royal Institute (1883-5)[3][9] and at the Society of British Artists.[10] She also painted illustrations for postcards.[11] Examples of Whymper's work are held at the Haslemere Educational Museum.[12]

A successful botanical illustrator, Whymper's works appeared in books by several authors, including:

  • Shirley Hibberd, Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste (1870).[13]
  • A. C. Chambers, Beauty in Common Things (1874).[14]

References
  1. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-989991-3.
  2. "Beauty in common things". Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Josiah Wood Whymper And Edward Whymper Unveiling of the blue plaque at Town House, High Street, Haslemere (PDF). The Haslemere Society. 2012.
  4. Henry, Emil (2011). Triumph and Tragedy: The Life of Edward Whymper. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84876-578-8.
  5. Lomax, Pamela (2004). The Golden Dream: A Biography of Thomas Cooper Gotch. Sansom & Company. ISBN 978-1-904537-21-2.
  6. "Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. "Modernist Journals | Whymper, Charles (1853-1941)". modjourn.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. Harris, Elree I.; Scott, Shirley R. (1997). A Gallery of Her Own: An Annotated Bibliography of Women in Victorian Painting. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8153-0040-3.
  9. Wood, Christopher; Newall, Christopher; Richardson, Margaret (1995). Victorian Painters: The text. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 978-1-85149-171-1.
  10. Desmond, Ray (25 February 1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8.
  11. Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Album of greetings cards and cuttings | Emily Whymper | Edwin Penley | Helen J. Miles | R.F. McIntyre | Albert Bowers | Wilfred Williams Ball | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. "Whymper, Emily, 1833–1886 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  13. Hibberd, Shirley; Lydon, A. F. (Alexander Francis); Evans, Edmund; Whymper, Edward; Fawcett, Benjamin (1870). Rustic adornments for homes of taste. Fisher - University of Toronto. London : Groombridge and Sons.
  14. Chambers, A. C.; Whymper, Emily Hepburn; Dickes, William; Stanford, Edward; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). General Literature Committee (1874). Beauty in common things. Fisher - University of Toronto. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ... ; New York : Pott, Young & Co.
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