Eliza Pratt Greatorex
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Eliza Pratt Greatorex artist, born in Manor Hamilton, Ireland
, was the daughter of Reverend James Calcott Pratt, and came to New York
in 1840, where in 1849 she married Henry Wellington Greatorex
.
and Ober-Ammergau, Germany, and various parts of Italy.
In 1868 she was elected an associate of the National academy
, being the first woman who received that recognition, and she is also the only woman who is a member of the Artists' fund society of New York. Mrs. Greatorex has acquired reputation by her pen-and-ink sketches, many of which have appeared in book-form, notably "The Homes of Ober-Ammergau" (Munich, 1872); "Summer Etchings in Colorado" (New York, 1873) ; "Etchings in Nuremberg" (1875); and "Old New York from the Battery to the Bloomingdale" (1876), the text of which was prepared by her sister, 3lrs. Matilda P. Despard.
Eighteen of the sketches illustrative of New York were exhibited at the Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. Her large pen-drawing of "Durer's House in Nuremberg" is in the Vatican, Rome. Among her paintings are "Bloomingdale" (1868); " Chateau of Madame Oliffe" (1869) ; "Bloomingdale Church," painted on a panel taken from the North Dutch Church, Fulton Street ; "St. Paul's Church" and "The North Dutch Church," each painted on panels taken from these Churches (1876); "Normandy" (1882) ; and "The Home of Louis Philippe in Bloomingdale, New York" (1884).
, obtaining honorable mention for her work in the Paris salon of 1886. Many of her paintings have been flower-pieces, and she has exhibited " The Last Bit of Autumn" (1875) ; "Goethe's Fountain, Frankfort" (1876); panels with " Thistles " and "Corn" (1877) ; and "Hollyhocks" (1883).
Another daughter, Elizabeth Eleanor, artist, born in New York, 26 May 1854, has studied art in the National academy of design and at the Art students' league in New York, in Paris with Carolus Duran, in Munich, and in Italy. Like her sister, she has decorated china, and illustrated books, but now gives her chief attention to painting. She has exhibited at the National academy "The Bath" (1884), and "Color that Burns as if no Frost could Tame" (1885).
Her son, Thomas, was born about 1850 in New York, and died in Silverton, CO.
Ireland
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, was the daughter of Reverend James Calcott Pratt, and came to New York
New York
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in 1840, where in 1849 she married Henry Wellington Greatorex
Henry Wellington Greatorex
Henry Wellington Greatorex was a musician, born in Burton upon Trent, England, and died in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1849, he married the artist Eliza Pratt.-Career:...
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Career
Subsequently she studied art with William II. Witherspoon and James Hart in New York, with Emile Lambinet in Paris, and also at the Pinakothek in Munich. During 1879 she studied etching with C. Henri Toussaint. In 1857 she visited England, and spent 1861-1862 in Paris. She was also abroad in 1870-1873, visiting NurembergNuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
and Ober-Ammergau, Germany, and various parts of Italy.
In 1868 she was elected an associate of the National academy
National academy
A national academy is an organizational body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates scholarly research activities and standards for academic disciplines, most frequently in the sciences but also the humanities. Typically the country's learned societies in...
, being the first woman who received that recognition, and she is also the only woman who is a member of the Artists' fund society of New York. Mrs. Greatorex has acquired reputation by her pen-and-ink sketches, many of which have appeared in book-form, notably "The Homes of Ober-Ammergau" (Munich, 1872); "Summer Etchings in Colorado" (New York, 1873) ; "Etchings in Nuremberg" (1875); and "Old New York from the Battery to the Bloomingdale" (1876), the text of which was prepared by her sister, 3lrs. Matilda P. Despard.
Eighteen of the sketches illustrative of New York were exhibited at the Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. Her large pen-drawing of "Durer's House in Nuremberg" is in the Vatican, Rome. Among her paintings are "Bloomingdale" (1868); " Chateau of Madame Oliffe" (1869) ; "Bloomingdale Church," painted on a panel taken from the North Dutch Church, Fulton Street ; "St. Paul's Church" and "The North Dutch Church," each painted on panels taken from these Churches (1876); "Normandy" (1882) ; and "The Home of Louis Philippe in Bloomingdale, New York" (1884).
Children
Her daughter, Kathleen Honora, artist, born in Hoboken, New Jersey, 10 September 1851, has studied art in New York, Rome, and Munich. She has devoted herself to decorative work and book illustration, but latterly has won success as a painterPainting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, obtaining honorable mention for her work in the Paris salon of 1886. Many of her paintings have been flower-pieces, and she has exhibited " The Last Bit of Autumn" (1875) ; "Goethe's Fountain, Frankfort" (1876); panels with " Thistles " and "Corn" (1877) ; and "Hollyhocks" (1883).
Another daughter, Elizabeth Eleanor, artist, born in New York, 26 May 1854, has studied art in the National academy of design and at the Art students' league in New York, in Paris with Carolus Duran, in Munich, and in Italy. Like her sister, she has decorated china, and illustrated books, but now gives her chief attention to painting. She has exhibited at the National academy "The Bath" (1884), and "Color that Burns as if no Frost could Tame" (1885).
Her son, Thomas, was born about 1850 in New York, and died in Silverton, CO.