Minnie Cormack
Minnie Cormack | |
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| Born | 1862 Skibbereen, Ireland |
| Died | 1919 (aged 56–57) |
| Other name | Mary Jane Everett |
| Occupations | Painter, Mezzotint engraver |
| Employer | Pomona Studios |
| Spouse | Charles J. Praetorius |
Mary Jane Everett Cormack (1862 – 1919)[1][2] was an Irish-British painter and mezzotint engraver.[3][4][5]
Early life
[edit]Mary Jane Maria Lee Everett[6][7][8] was born in 1862 in Skibbereen, Ireland.[6] She lived in London, Dorking, Selsey and Salcombe in the south of England.[9] She married noted illustrator Charles J. Praetorius, son of photographer Charles B. Praetorius.[6][10]
Works
[edit]Praetorius and Minnie worked at Pomona Studios, shared with Mary Wheelhouse in Eel Brook Common.[11][12] Cormack's subjects included Lord Balfour, and a child of Countess Albinia Hobart.[7]
Gallery
[edit]
Nell Gwynn work by Cormack
Colorised etching of Lord Nelson, based on a work by John Hoppner
Mezzotint etching after a work by Thomas Lawrence
References
[edit]- ↑ "Minnie Cormack Artwork for Sale at Online Auction | Minnie Cormack Biography & Info". invaluable.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Minnie Cormack (British, 1862–1919)". Artnet.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Minnie Cormack at 1stDibs". 1stdibs.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Minnie Cormack, Irish 1862–1920- Portrait". Eoseberys.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Minnie Cormack | Nancy and Delia". MutualArt.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 Fletcher, Rie; Thwaites, Ian (September 2012). "Charles William James Praetorius RA FSA, bookplate artist". NABS Newsletter. No. 26. The New Australian Bookplate Society. p. 2.
- 1 2 "Minnie Lee Everett (M. Cormack)". Npg.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Cormack, Minnie maiden name: Everett". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00042275. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7.
- ↑ "Minnie Cormack". Britishmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868–1956". Natlib.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ Green, Rebecca (November 2010). "Pomona Toys". Dolls' Houses Past & Present, Issue 7. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011.
- ↑ B, Lizzie (27 March 2024). "Mary Wheelhouse (1867-1947)". WomenWhoMeantBusiness. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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