Jane Hawkins

Jane Hawkins (1841–1904) was a British portrait painter from Chelsea who exhibited at the Royal Academy and with the Society of British Artists.[1]

For the American mathematician, see Jane M. Hawkins.
Jane Hawkins
Born1841 (1841)
Died1904 (aged 62–63)
NationalityBritish
Known forPortraits
Patron(s)Derby Family

Hawkins public paintings are mostly of political individuals especially those of the family of the Earl of Derby. Hawkins produced portraits some copying the styles of Francis Grant and James Rannie Swinton.[2][3][4]

Many of her paintings of the Smith-Stanley family of Derby are in the collection of Hughenden Manor since 1947.[5]

References
  1. Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-173-2.
  2. "14th Earl of Derby". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. "Countess of Derby". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. "15th Earl of Derby". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. 6 paintings by or after Jane Hawkins, Art UK. Retrieved 5 February 2016.


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