Reflections
Date1895
Artist
Elizabeth Ellen Houghton
(British illustrator, 1853–1922)
MediumWatercolor on paper adhered to wood backing
Dimensions16 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (41.9 × 24.1 cm)
frame: 22 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (57.2 × 41.9 cm)
frame: 22 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (57.2 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Object number1935-50
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextElizabeth, or “Nelly,” Houghton was an illustrator of children’s books, very much in the style of her cousin, Walter Crane. She was also a distant cousin of Samuel Bancroft. Houghton studied at the Warrington School of Art, located in Cheshire, an important regional school for artists during the Victorian period. She was also a needle worker, exhibiting embroidery in Manchester in 1899 and 1904. This self-portrait was a commission from Bancroft.
