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Francesca Esther Frances (Fanny) Alexander

Francesca Esther Frances (Fanny) Alexander (1837 - 1917) was active/lived in Massachusetts / Italy.  Francesca Alexander is known for Peasant genre painting, botanic studies, book illustration.

Alexander, "Francesca", also known as Ester Frances

Ester Alexander, of Boston, was known for her kind deeds, her "sensitive" drawings of the people and landscape of Italy, especially the peasants whose folk songs she recorded and who became subjects of her poetry.  She was discovered by John Ruskin, prominent English artist and writer who was associated with the Aesthetic Movement in Europe.  He purchased 122 drawings from Alexander and referred to her as his "Sorella" and to her mother as his "Mammina".

She lived most of her life in Italy with her expatriate parents, Francis Alexander and Lucia Gray Swett Alexander.  Her father was a self-taught portrait painter, and her mother was a domineering woman from a wealthy Massachusetts family, who spent much of her time doing charity work and making sure that her daughter was protected from outside influences deemed unseemly.  She even censored her daughter's mail.    Her mother   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2795 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Francesca Esther Frances (Fanny) Alexander

   Francesca Esther Frances (Fanny) Alexander  Born:  1837 - Boston, Massachusetts
Died:   1917 - Florence, Italy
Known for:  Peasant genre painting, botanic studies, book illustration
Name variants:  Esther Frances Alexander, Fanny Alexander

Alexander, "Francesca", also known as Ester Frances

Ester Alexander, of Boston, was known for her kind deeds, her "sensitive" drawings of the people and landscape of Italy, especially the peasants whose folk songs she recorded and who became subjects of her poetry.  She was discovered by John Ruskin, prominent English artist and writer who was associated with the Aesthetic Movement in Europe.  He purchased 122 drawings from Alexander and referred to her as his "Sorella" and to her mother as his "Mammina".

She lived most of her life in Italy with her expatriate parents, Francis Alexander and Lucia Gray Swett Alexander.  Her father was a self-taught portrait painter, and her mother was a domineering w  ...  Displaying 750 of 2795 characters.

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