Anna Mary Howitt | |
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 by Rossetti c. 1853 | |
| Born | 15 January 1824 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 23 July 1884 (aged 60) |
| Education | Henry Sass's Art Academy |
| Spouse | Alaric Alfred Watts |
| Parent(s) | William Howitt (1792–1879) Mary Botham |
Anna Mary Howitt, Mrs Watts (15 January 1824 – 23 July 1884) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter, writer, feminist and spiritualist. Following a health crisis in 1856, she ceased exhibiting professionally and became a pioneering drawing medium. It is likely the term "automatic drawing" originated with her.[1]
- ^ In the preface to Glimpses of a Brighter Land (London, Baillière, Tindall, and Cox, 1871).