Winifred Brunton
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Winifred Mabel Brunton née Newberry (6 May 1880 in London, England - 29 January 1959 in Clocolan, Free State, South Africa [1]) was a painter most famous for her portraits of Egyptian pharaohs, published as Kings and Queens of Ancient Egypt (1926) and Great Ones of Ancient Egypt (1929). She married Egyptologist Guy Brunton on 28 April 1906. One of her most acclaimed works was her "unrealistic" interpretation of Tutankhamen.
Her father Charles was the builder of Prynnsberg Estate.
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- ^ "Winifred Mabel Newberry" British 1820 Settlers to South Africa 22 September 2010
