Fanny Eaton | |
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 Portrait of Mrs. Fanny Eaton (1859), Walter Fryer Stocks | |
| Born | Fanny Antwistle 23 June 1835 St. Andrew, Surrey, British Jamaica |
| Died | 4 March 1924 (aged 88) Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England |
| Nationality | Jamaican, British |
| Occupation(s) | Art model, domestic cook |
| Years active | 1859–1867 (art model) |
| Known for | Pre-Raphaelite model |
Fanny Eaton (23 June 1835 – 4 March 1924) was a Jamaican-born artist's model and domestic worker. She is best known as a model for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their circle in England between 1859 and 1867. Her public debut was in Simeon Solomon's painting The Mother of Moses, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1860. She was also featured in works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, Joanna Mary Boyce,[1] Rebecca Solomon, and others.[2]
- ^ Pina, Stephanie Graham (3 February 2014), "Image of the Week: Head of Mrs. Eaton by Joanna Boyce Wells". Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood.
- ^ Ferrari, Roberto C., 2014, "Fanny Eaton: The 'Other' Pre-Raphaelite Model", Columbia University Academic Commons, doi:10.7916/D8X92900.