Mary Henrietta Dering Curtois Explained

Mary Curtois
Birth Name:	Mary Henrietta Dering Curtois
Birth Date:	5 May 1854
Birth Place:	Branston, Lincolnshire, England
Nationality:	British
Known For:	Painting

Mary Henrietta Dering Curtois, known professionally as Dering Curtois (1854–1928), was a British artist, known for painting genre scenes, landscapes and portraits.^[1]

Biography

Curtois was born at Branston in Lincolnshire and studied art at the Lincoln School of Art and also in London and in Paris at the Académie Julian.^{[2] [3]} She exhibited at a number of London galleries including, between 1887 and 1902, at the New Gallery and also showed six works at the Royal Academy.^{[3] [4]} Between 1887 and 1928 Curtois also exhibited works with the Society of Women Artists.^[5]

Curtois lived at Washingborough Manor near Lincoln and in London, until later in life when she moved to Little Missenden in Buckinghamshire where she was an active member of the Buckinghamshire Art Society.^[2] Both the Usher Gallery in Lincoln and Canterbury Museums and Galleries hold examples of her work. Her sister, Ella Rose Curtois, was a sculptor.^{[2] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adams. Chris. Atwill Curtois and his children. 2021-07-26. The Curtois family of Linoclnshire.
2. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950.
3. Book: Brian Stewart . Mervyn Cutten . Antique Collectors' Club. 1997. The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. 1-85149-173-2.
4. Book: Christopher Wood. Antique Collectors' Club. 1978. The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. 0-902028-72-3. registration.
5. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.