Mary Ann (Barker) Wallace (1802-1888)
English landscape, still-life & genre painter ;
M. A. Barker ; Miss M. A. Barker ; Miss M.A. Barker ; Miss Mary A Barker ; Mary A Barker ; Marianne Wallace ; Mrs. George Wallace ; Mary Ann Barker ; part of the The Barkers of Bath ; Mary A Wallace ;
[Born October 15, 1802 in Bath, St Michael, Somerset, England – died January, 1888 in Axbridge, Somerset, England]
FAD record control number: 46505 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Mary Ann (Barker) Wallace (1802-1888) biography:
Birth: October 15, 1802 in Bath, St Michael, Somerset, England ;
Death: January, 1888 in Axbridge, Somerset, England ;
Sex: Female ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Libra ;
Known for: Flower paintings ; still-life paintings ; landscape paintings of Bath ; allegorical paintings ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Flowers ; animals ; allegory ; landscapes of England especially Bath ;
Areas: Bath, England (1802-1826) ; Devon, England (1826) ; Brooklyn, NY (1851-1853) ; Weston super Mare, Weston super Mare, Somerset, England (1861-1881) ; Axbridge, Somerset, England (1888) ;
Region: Europe ; North East ;
Lived: Bath, England (1802-1826) ; Devon, England (1826) ; 39 Willow Place, Brooklyn, NY (1851) ; 663 Broadway, New York, NY (1852-1853) ; Weston super Mare, Weston super Mare, Somerset, England (1861-1871) ;
Father: Benjamin Barker, Jr. (1776-1858), also a marine painter, considered the “English Poussin” ;
Mother: Jane Barker (1779-1825) ;
Relatives: Benjamin Barker, Sr. (1720-1795), also the “Gainsborough” of landscape artists ; Thomas Jones Barker (1813-1888), a cousin, also a portrait painter ; James Hewlett (1768-1836), first cousin, also a floral painter ;
Spouse: Captain George Wallace (?-?), married 1826 ;
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Training: Private study under her father Benjamin Barker, Jr. (1776-1858), also a marine painter, considered the “English Poussin” [likely] ;
Instructors: Benjamin Barker, Jr. (1776-1858) ;
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Exhibited with: Royal Academy of London, London, England (1820, 1822) ; British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom [British Institution], London, England (1820, 1848) ; “Free exhibition of Modern art : Hyde Park Corner”, London, England (1848) ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY (1851, 1852, 1853) ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2019.46505
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February 26, 2019
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