Maud Frances Sambourne Messel (5 August 1875 – 8 March 1960) MBE was a British artist and horticulturalist. She was awarded an MBE for her work with the Red Cross in World War I.

Maud Messel
BornMaud Frances Sambourne Edit this on Wikidata
5 August 1875 Edit this on Wikidata
Kensington Edit this on Wikidata
Died8 March 1960 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 84)
OccupationArtist Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenLinley Francis Messel, Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse, Oliver Messel Edit this on Wikidata
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Maud Frances Sambourne was born on 5 August 1875 in Kensington, the daughter of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne and Marion Herapath Sambourne.[1] She grew up in Sambourne House.[2]

Samboure had lessons from artist Blanche Vicat-Cole and published her first drawing in Punch in 1892, followed by drawings in Pall Mall Magazine in 1894. She also provided illustrations for a pair of books of fantastic stories: Fantasies (1896) by Mabel Nembhard and Cherriwink: a fairy story (1897) by Rachel Penn.[1]

She married wealthy German-Jewish stockbroker Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel OBE in 1898.[1][3]

During World War I, Maud Messel was commandant of the Knowle Auxiliary Hospital, a 20-bed military hospital, in Balcombe, West Sussex near the Mussel's country home Balcombe House. Hundreds of wounded soldiers were treated at the Knowle hospital.[4]

At Balcombe House and their later country home Nymans, Messel created extensive and widely praised rose gardens filled with old garden roses.[3]

Maud Frances Sambourne died on 8 March 1960.[3]

Personal life

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Maud and Leonard Messel had three children:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sambourne Family Archive". www.rbkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  2. ^ Forster, Katie (2016-03-13). "Creating an impression: inside a Victorian home". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. ^ a b c Perks, Liz (2021-03-19). "Maud Messel (1875 - 1960) - a collector of the beautiful old roses". The Rosarian Library. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  4. ^ "Maud Frances Messel (MES8367)". www.jewsfww.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-04.