Frances Elizabeth Wynne

Frances Elizabeth Wynne (1836 – 13 January 1907)^[1]^[2] was a prolific amateur artist who sketched many scenes in Britain and Europe. Wynne toured Europe on several occasions between the 1850s and 1900. She was the daughter of Charles Griffith-Wynne MP.^[3]

Family

Wynne was the youngest child of Charles Griffith-Wynne who owned the Voelas and Cefn Amlwch estates in Denbighshire.^[4] The family were descended from a cadet branch of the Earls of Aylesford. Frances' older sister Charlotte married John Robert Godley and is notable for her letter writing and community leadership in the colony of New Zealand. Frances Elizabeth never married and died in 1907.

Sketch books

Frances Elizabeth travelled widely with her family in England, Wales and on the European tour circuit. She was a prolific amateur artist and about 1850 images dated 1854-1901 survive in the collections of the National Library of Wales. Her sketches ranged from fantasy art and satirical observations to classic portraiture.^[5]^[6] The collection includes a sketch of Queen Victoria at the opera in 1857 with King Leopold I and other European royalty.

Gallery

Margaret en Maori - A study of a Maori lady in traditional dress, Frances Elizabeth Wynne, 1863
Coachmen taking a break, 1865
Queen Victoria and other royals watching Fra Diavolo, July 1857
Welsh lady carrying coal, 1859
Inside a Welsh farmhouse (between 1854 and 1864)
(between 1854 and 1864)
(between 1854 and 1864)
(between 1854 and 1864)
(between 1854 and 1864)
(between 1854 and 1864)
The warm bath, 1864

References

^ "Frances Elizabeth Wynne-Finch". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ Bernard Burke; Ashworth Peter Burke (1910). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. Harrison. p. 144.
^ Lodge, Edmund (1846). The peerage of the British empire as at present existing. To which is added the baronetage. p. 35.
^ "Wynne ( Wynne-Finch) family, Voelas". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "Frances Elizabeth Wynne Sketch Books". National Library of Wales (catalogue). Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "Women Tourists of Wales". EARLY TOURISTS IN WALES. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[1] "Frances Elizabeth Wynne-Finch". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[2] Bernard Burke; Ashworth Peter Burke (1910). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. Harrison. p. 144.

[3] Lodge, Edmund (1846). The peerage of the British empire as at present existing. To which is added the baronetage. p. 35.

[4] "Wynne ( Wynne-Finch) family, Voelas". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[5] "Frances Elizabeth Wynne Sketch Books". National Library of Wales (catalogue). Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[6] "Women Tourists of Wales". EARLY TOURISTS IN WALES. Retrieved 27 February 2016.