Grace Campbell Stewart Explained

Grace Campbell Stewart (died 1863) was a British miniature painter.

Biography

Stewart was one of the daughters of Anthony Stewart, 1773–1846, a portrait and miniature painter from Crieff in Perthshire and of Janet Weir whose father, Alexander Weir, was also a painter.^[1] Their father taught both Grace and her elder sister, Margaret Seguier, to paint.^[1] After moving to London, where she lived in Clapham for a long period, Grace Stewart built a reputation as a fine miniature painter.^[2] Between 1843 and 1856 she exhibited 14 works at the Royal Academy in London.^{[3] [2]} These were mostly portrait miniatures of members of the Scottish nobility including the children of John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon and his wife Louisa.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: . Oxford University Press. 2004. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Vol 52 (Spruce-Strakosch). 0-19-861402-0.
2. Book: Peter J.M. McEwan. Antique Collectors' Club. 1994. The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. 1-85149-134-1.
3. Book: Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 13 Sommer-Valverane. 2-7000-3083-4.