Emma Sandys (1843–1877) was a 19th-century English painter

Painting

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Sandys was born in Norwich

Norwich

Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...

, England in 1843. She was taught by her father, Anthony Sands, and worked in portraits in both oil

Oil paint

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 and chalk

Chalk

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, often in medieval or period dress. Her earliest dated painting is marked 1863 and she exhibited her works in both London and Norwich between 1867 and 1874.

Sandys did most of her work around Norwich but may have spent time in the studio of her brother, Frederick Sandys

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys , but usually known as Frederick Sandys, was an English "Pre-Raphaelite" painter, illustrator and draughtsman, of the Victorian era....

, in London

London

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She died Norwich in November 1877.

Her works include:

• Elaine (National Trust Collection, Lanhydrock, Cornwall.)
• Fiammetta
• Lady in Yellow Dress (Norwich Castle Museum.)
• Viola (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.)