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Mary Ellen Best

Mary Ellen Best (1809 - 1891) was active/lived in United States, United Kingdom, Germany.  Mary Best is known for Figure, still life, interior paintings.

Mary Ellen Best was born in York, October 1809 to Dr Charles Best, a prominent Yorkshire physician, and Mary Norcliffe Dalton daughter or a Yorkshire landowner.

Dr. Best died when Mary Ellen was only eight, leaving her to be raised by her mother, who never remarried, and her two sisters. Inheritance from her meant that a good education was affordable and that she would not have to work for a living or marry for financial reasons, leaving adequate time to study painting both at Mrs. Haugh's school in Doncaster and later Miss Shepherd's school in Bromley.

In 1828, Best returned to Yorkshire to embark on a career as a painter. Artwork  dating from this period when Best was still learning here trade and taking every opportunity to practice, traveling throughout Yorkshire sketching landscapes, country houses and churches. They are testament to the dedication shown by the young artist and a great marker for her progression.

Best traveled extensively in Europe dur   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2529 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Mary Ellen Best

   Mary Ellen Best  Born:  1809 - York, Yorkshire, England
Died:   1891 - Darmstadt, Germany
Known for:  Figure, still life, interior paintings
Name variants:  Mary Ellen Best Sarg

Mary Ellen Best was born in York, October 1809 to Dr Charles Best, a prominent Yorkshire physician, and Mary Norcliffe Dalton daughter or a Yorkshire landowner.

Dr. Best died when Mary Ellen was only eight, leaving her to be raised by her mother, who never remarried, and her two sisters. Inheritance from her meant that a good education was affordable and that she would not have to work for a living or marry for financial reasons, leaving adequate time to study painting both at Mrs. Haugh's school in Doncaster and later Miss Shepherd's school in Bromley.

In 1828, Best returned to Yorkshire to embark on a career as a painter. Artwork  dating from this period when Best was still learning here trade and taking every opportu  ...  Displaying 750 of 2529 characters.

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