Marian Collier (painter) explained

Marian "Mady" Collier^[1] (née Marian Huxley; 1859–1887)^[2] also spelled as Marion Huxley, was a British 19th-century painter and is associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.^[3]

Biography

Marian Huxley was born in 1859 in London, to father Thomas Henry Huxley and mother Henrietta Anne Heathorn.^{[4] [5]} She had seven siblings, including her brother Leonard Huxley. She studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Her work was shown at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Grosvenor Gallery.

On 30 June 1879 Huxley married the British writer and portrait painter, John Collier, also a Slade graduate. Together they had a daughter named Joyce, their only child in 1884. After the birth of Joyce, Huxley suffered from "nervous hysteria" (possibly postpartum depression) and in November 1887 she was taken to Paris for treatment with Jean-Martin Charcot, however, she contracted pneumonia and died in December 1887.^[6] She had erratic behavior and possibly mental illness, which appeared to increase in symptoms before she died.^[7]

After Marion died, John Collier married her younger sister Emma Huxley in 1889 in Norway.^{[8] [9]}

Collier's work can be found in museum collections, including at the National Portrait Gallery in London,^[10] and the Science Museum in London.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: Sheppard, Martin . For the Fourth Generation . 2017-03-07 . Troubador Publishing Ltd . 978-1-78589-331-5 . 208 . en.
2. Web site: Marian Collier (119643) . 2022-10-23 . Musée d'Orsay.
3. Web site: 31 October 2011 . Collier, Marian . 2022-10-23 . Benezit Dictionary of Artists . Oxford University Press, Oxford Art Online . en . 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00040551. 978-0-19-977378-7 .
4. Book: Hadjiafxendi . Kyriaki . Crafting the Woman Professional in the Long Nineteenth Century: Artistry and Industry in Britain . Zakreski . Patricia . Valerie . Sanders . 2016-05-13 . Routledge . 978-1-317-15865-3 . 227–242 . en . 'Mady's tightrope walk': The Career of Marian Huxley Collier.
5. Book: Bashford, Alison . The Huxleys: An Intimate History of Evolution . 2022-11-23 . University of Chicago Press . 978-0-226-72011-1 . 38, 83, 106 . en.
6. Web site: Jan . Marsh . NPG 6032; Marian Collier (née Huxley) - Portrait Extended . 2022-10-23 . National Portrait Gallery, London.
7. Book: Stoddart, Brian . A People's Collector in the British Raj: Arthur Galletti . 2011 . Readworthy . 978-93-5018-041-9 . 7 . en.
8. Book: Moore . Randy . Chronology of the Evolution-creationism Controversy . Decker . Mark . Cotner . Sehoya . 2010 . ABC-CLIO . 978-0-313-36287-3 . 135 . en.
9. Book: Palmer, Allison Lee . Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture . 2019-07-26 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-5381-2296-9 . 78–79 . en.
10. Web site: Marian Collier (née Huxley) . 2022-10-23 . National Portrait Gallery, London . en.
11. Web site: Collier, Marion (1859–1887) . 2022-10-23 . ArtUK.org . en.