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Dame Agnes Jekyll | |
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Born | Agnes Lowndes Graham[1] 12 October 1861 Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
Died | 28 January 1937 | (aged 75)
Occupation(s) | Artist, writer and philanthropist |
Dame Agnes Lowndes Jekyll, DBE, GCStJ (née Graham; 12 October 1861 – 28 January 1937) was a Scottish-born British artist, writer and philanthropist. The daughter of William Graham, Liberal MP for Glasgow (1865–1874) and patron of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, she was educated at home by governesses, and later attended King's College London.