Elise D'Elboux

Elise D'Elboux (1870–1956) was a British artist known as a painter and illustrator.

Biography

D'Elboux was born and raised in Southampton. Her parents were Mary Jane (1846–1907) and Walter D'Elboux (1839–1896), an artist who was associated with the Ordnance Survey.^[1] After a private education in Southampton, Elise D'Elboux attended Hartley College in the city before studying in London at Regent Street Polytechnic and in Paris at the Académie Julian.^[2] She returned to London and studied at the Royal College of Art, RCA, from 1896 to 1899.^[1] While at the RCA, D'Elboux won national awards and a college silver medal.^[1] During her career, D'Elboux painted in a variety of media, produced illustrations and also held a number of teaching posts, most notably with the London County Council and also at the RCA.^[1]^[2] Among the publications she created illustrations for were The Girl's Realm, Century, Young Folks and Young England.^[1] She exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, with the Royal Society of British Artists and with a number of local art societies in southern England.^[1]^[2] The Budapest Museum of Fine Arts holds examples of her work.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.

[SG2019-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.

[BuckmanVol1-2] David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.

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