Frances Anne Edgeworth

Frances Anne Edgeworth
Born
Frances Anne Beaufort

1769 (1769)
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Died10 February 1865(1865-02-10) (aged 95–96)
Edgeworthstown, County Longford, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Other namesFanny
Occupations
  • Artist
  • Memoirist
Known forBotanical painting
Parents
Relatives

Frances Anne Edgeworth (née Beaufort) (1769–1865), known as Fanny, was an Irish botanical artist and memoirist. She was the stepmother and confidant of the author Maria Edgeworth.[1][2]

  1. ^ Loeber, Rolf; Loeber, Magda; Mullin Burnham, Anne. "EDGEWORTH, Mrs Frances (Fanny) Anne". An Electronic Version of A Guide to Irish Fiction 1650–1900. An Foras Feasa, NUI Maynooth. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 58. ISBN 9780850668438.