Lot 56: Augusta Innes Withers (1792-1877)

Augusta Innes Withers (1792-1877)
A still life of roses and a chaffinch in a landscape
signed and dated 'Mυrυs Withers 1863' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with touches of white
11¾ x 17¾ in. (29.8 x 45.1 cm.)

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The daughter of a chaplain to the Prince Regent, Augusta Innes later became Botanical Painter to Queen Adelaide. She also regularly contributed to publications such as The Botanist and Pomological Magazine, and taught flower painting to ladies of leisure.