Emma Soyer

Emma Jones Soyer
Self portrait, engraved by H. B. Hall
Born
Elizabeth Emma Jones

(1813-09-05)5 September 1813[1]
London, England
Died30 August 1842(1842-08-30) (aged 28)
London, England
Resting placeKensal Green Cemetery, London
NationalityBritish
Known forPortraiture
Notable work
  • Two Black Children with a Book
  • Watercress Woman
  • Portrait of Alexis Soyer
  • The Grandmother at Her Spinning Wheel
SpouseAlexis Soyer (m. 1837)
RelativesFrançois Simonau, teacher and stepfather

Elizabeth Emma Soyer, née Jones (5 September 1813 – 30 August 1842) was an English oil painter,[2] known as Emma Jones or Emma Soyer.

  1. ^ Ruth Cowen (2010). Relish: The Extraordinary Life of Alexis Soyer, Victorian Celebrity Chef. Orion Publishing.
  2. ^ Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-173-2.