Jane Hurlstone (née Coral; – 2 October 1858) was a Scottish artist and activist. She exhibited at the Royal Academy and Society of British Artists, advocated for animal welfare and vegetarianism, and supported Owenism and Italian nationalism.
Jane Coral was born around 1817[1] in Scotland.[2] In 1836, she married Frederick Yeates Hurlstone, a fellow artist.[3] [4] The couple had two sons, one of whom also pursued a career in art.
Hurlstone was an advocate for animal welfare and has been identified as a potential founding member of the RSPCA.[5] [6] She also played a significant role in influencing several London-based vegetarianism organisations. Additionally, Hurlstone was a proponent of Owenism and Italian nationalism.
Hurlstone exhibited some of her watercolour drawings and portraits at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists. From 1850 to 1856, she exclusively contributed oil paintings of fanciful subjects to the latter exhibition.
Hurlstone died on 2 October 1858, in London, at the age of 41. She was buried in Norwood Cemetery on 7 October.