Sarah A. Doidge
Sarah A. Doidge | |
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| Born | 1836 |
| Died | November 28, 1911 |
Sarah A. Doidge (1836–1911)[1] was a British landscape painter who worked in oil and watercolour.[2][3]
Early life
Sarah A. Doidge was born in Devonport, Devon in 1836, where she showed an early talent for drawing. When she was young, her family moved to the Surrey area.[4] She attended the Royal Female School of Art, where she trained in painting oil and watercolour.[4]
She worked teaching drawing in Mentmore and as a personal tutor to Hannah Rothschild. During this time, she met the Prince of Wales, future King Edward.[4]
Career
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Doidge was active as a painter between 1859 and 1901. She painted from drawings she made while travelling in Britain and western Europe.[2][4] Doidge exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Walker Art Gallery and the Society of Women Artists.[2][4] Her work is owned by Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru and Aberystwyth University.[5]
Personal life
From the 1880s, she lived in London, followed by a period of travel, after which spent summers in Aberdyfi and winters in Aberystwyth.[2][4]
Doidge was a Unitarian and friends with Charles Darwin.[1][4]
She died in Aberystwyth on 28 November 1911, aged 75, at a friend's home. She asked to be buried in Alltyblaca, near to her close friend Laura Hirtzel Powell, aunt of the antiquary George Eyre Evans.[1][4]
Legacy
A service was held at the Alltyblaca Unitarian Chapel to commemorate 99 years since her death.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Alltyblaca" (PDF). UK Unitarians | South Wales District Association.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sarah Alice Doidge - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Waterfall". Sulis Fine Art. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ Doidge, Sarah. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00052281.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Cofio Sarah Doidge yn Alltyblaca". BBC Local (in Welsh). 29 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sarah A. Doidge (United Kingdom, c. 1830 - c. 1900)". The Athenaeum. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2026.