Margaret Seguier Explained

Margaret Seguier (Stewart; 1795–1870) was a British miniature painter.

Biography

Seguier was the eldest daughter 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] [2] Their father taught both Margaret and her younger sister, Grace Campbell Stewart, to paint.[1] [2] Margaret is praised in contemporary accounts for her portrait miniatures but no artistic record or specific attributions exist.[2] Margaret married John Seguier, 1785–1856, who was a picture restorer and supintendent at the British Institution. They had a son, Peter Seguier who became a successful author, writing A Critical and Commercial Dictionary of the Work of Painters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: HCG Matthew & Brian Harrison (Editors). 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.