Fanny Amelia Bayfield (née Wright; 1813/14 – September 11, 1891) was an English-born Canadian artist and educator.

Fanny Wright Bayfield
Born
Fanny Amelia Wright

Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Died(1891-09-11)11 September 1891
NationalityCanadian
Known forPainter, Educator
Spouse
Henry Wolsey Bayfield
(m. 1838)

Career

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The daughter of Charles Wright, a captain in the Royal Engineers, Bayfield was born in Kensington and reputedly studied art in England with an instructor who also taught Queen Victoria.[1] She came to Lower Canada in 1833 when her father was posted to Quebec. In 1838, Bayfield married Captain Henry Wolsey Bayfield, a surveyor; the couple had four sons and two daughters. In 1841, she moved with her husband to Charlottetown. She taught painting and possibly music to women there.[1][2]

Works attributed to Bayfield (she did not sign her work) are held in the collections of the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary and the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown.[2]

She died in Charlottetown at the age of 77.[1] Her granddaughter presented an album of wildflowers in watercolour, Canadian wild flowers, to Library and Archives Canada.

References

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  1. ^ a b c McKenzie, Ruth (1990). "Wright, Fanny Amelia". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ a b "Bayfield, Fanny Amelia (Wright)". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.