Emma Eleonora Kendrick

Emma Eleonora Kendrick
Born	c. 1788
Died	1871 London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Painter
Known for	Miniatures

Emma Eleonora Kendrick (c. 1788–1871) was a British miniature-painter who was prominent during the reigns of Kings George IV and William IV.

Life

Emma Eleonora Kendrick was born around 1788, daughter of the sculptor Joseph Kendrick.^[1] Emma's elder sister Josephia Jane Mary Kendrick was an accomplished harpist who performed in public, and later gave harp lessons. Both Emma and Josephia became life members of the New Musical Fund in 1822.^[2]

Between 1810 and 1817 Emma won several prizes from the Society of Arts. In 1831 she was appointed miniature painter to Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Homburg and to William IV.^[1] She painted miniature portraits of royalty and eminent people.^[3] She was a member of the New Water-Colour Society and the Society of British Artists. Between 1811 and 1840 her work was exhibited by the Royal Academy of Arts.^[3]

She did not exhibit after 1840.^[4] In her later years she taught miniature painting to the daughters of the nobility.^[3] Emma Eleanor Kendrick died on 6 April 1871, aged 83.^[4]

Work

Apart from portraits, Kendrick also painted watercolors of classical, mythological and literary subjects. In 1830 she published a handbook titled Conversations on the Art of Miniature Painting.^[3]

Gallery

• 
  Court Lady (1829)
• 
  Mary (Bloxsome), Mrs. Robert Bruce Chichester
• 
  A Lady Wearing a White Dress
• 
  Portrait of a blond man
• 
  Lady in a brown dress
• 
  A young lady praying
• 
  Portrait of a young girl
• 
  The Wood Gatherers after Gainsborough (1836)

References

Citations

1. Kendrick, Emma - Artist Finder.
2. Kassler 2008, p. 146.
3. Emma Eleonora Kendrick - Alte Kunst.
4. Cust 1892.

Sources

• Cust, Lionel Henry (1892). "Kendrick, Emma Eleonora". Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900. 30. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
• "Emma Eleonora Kendrick (1788 - 1871), court artist by British King George IV". Alte Kunst Fine Art Gallery. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
• Kassler, Michael (15 December 2008). A.F.C. Kollmann's Quarterly Musical Register (1812): An Annotated Edition With an Introduction to His Life and Works. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-6064-4. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
• "Kendrick, Emma". Artist Finder. Retrieved 2013-02-01.