Louisa Anne Beresford
(1818-1891), Watercolour painter and philanthropistLouisa Anne Beresford (née Stuart), Marchioness of Waterford
Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 74 portraits
Louisa Stuart was brought up mostly in Paris, where her father was British Ambassador to the French court. She was taught to draw from an early age and art, along with religion and philanthropy, was one of her main interests throughout her life. A gifted amateur watercolourist, she did not exhibit at professional galleries until the 1870s. With a strong interest in the welfare of the tenants on her Northumberland estate, she rebuilt the village of Ford. She provided a school and started a temperance society in the village. Her greatest artistic achievement was the decoration of the new school with life sized scenes from the Old and New testaments that used children and adults from the village as models.
Christiana Beresford (née Leslie), Marchioness of Waterford
by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 22 August 1888
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by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 16 December 1887
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Sketch of an unknown man plowing a field with horses
by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 16 December 1887
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by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 30 June 1888
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by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 1888
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Interior with chair and mirror
by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 1888
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Landscape with flowering plants
by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 1888
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by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour, 15 September 1888
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Landscape with trees at sunset
by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour, 1 October 1888
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Landscape with trees and palm fronds
by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 27 October 1888
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by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 27 October 1888
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by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, 1888
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by Louisa Anne Beresford
watercolour and pencil, circa 1888
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