Joanna Mary Boyce
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Joanna Mary Boyce, also known as Mrs. H. T. Wells, her married name, (7 December 1831 - 15 July 1861) was an English
painter of portrait
s, genre pictures, and occasionally landscapes. She was the sister of pre-Raphaelite watercolorist George Price Boyce
, and was herself associated with the Brotherhood.
Boyce was born in Maida Hill, London
. At the age of eighteen she entered Cary's art academy
, and afterwards worked under James Mathews Leigh
, at his school in Newman Street, London. Her first exhibited work was a life-size head, which appeared at the Royal Academy
in 1855. In the same year she went to Paris
, where she joined the ladies' class in Thomas Couture
's atelier
. She spent 1857 in Italy, and in December was married in Rome
to Henry Tanworth Wells, R. A. Before returning to England, she painted the greater part of The Boys' Crusade, exhibited at the Academy in 1859. Subsequent exhibited works were: The Outcasts, The Heather-Gatherers, Do I like Butter?, La Veneziana, Peep-Bo!, and A Bird of God. This last was left complete on her easel at the time of her death.
Boyce died from complications following the birth of her third child, Joanna Margaret, on 15 July 1861.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
painter of portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
s, genre pictures, and occasionally landscapes. She was the sister of pre-Raphaelite watercolorist George Price Boyce
George Price Boyce
George Price Boyce was a British watercolour painter of landscapes and vernacular architecture in the Pre-Raphaelite style. He was a patron and friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti....
, and was herself associated with the Brotherhood.
Boyce was born in Maida Hill, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. At the age of eighteen she entered Cary's art academy
Francis Stephen Cary
Francis Stephen Cary was an English painter and art-teacher, who succeeded Henry Sass as the head of Sass's art academy.-Life and work:...
, and afterwards worked under James Mathews Leigh
James Mathews Leigh
James Mathews Leigh was an English art educator, painter, writer, dramatist and critic. He is best known as the founder of a popular private art school in London known as "Leigh's Academy", which eventually became the present day Heatherley School of Fine Art.-Life and work:Leigh was born in...
, at his school in Newman Street, London. Her first exhibited work was a life-size head, which appeared at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1855. In the same year she went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where she joined the ladies' class in Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture was an influential French history painter and teacher. Couture taught such later luminaries of the art world as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Karel Javůrek, and J-N Sylvestre.-Life:He was born at Senlis, Oise, France...
's atelier
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
. She spent 1857 in Italy, and in December was married in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
to Henry Tanworth Wells, R. A. Before returning to England, she painted the greater part of The Boys' Crusade, exhibited at the Academy in 1859. Subsequent exhibited works were: The Outcasts, The Heather-Gatherers, Do I like Butter?, La Veneziana, Peep-Bo!, and A Bird of God. This last was left complete on her easel at the time of her death.
Boyce died from complications following the birth of her third child, Joanna Margaret, on 15 July 1861.
Reference
- Nunn, Pamela G. "A centre on the margins" (Essay about J. M. Boyce).