Maud Messel
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Born | Maud Frances Sambourne ![]() August 5, 1875 ![]() Kensington ![]() |
Died | March 8, 1960 ![]() |
Occupation | Artist ![]() |
Spouse(s) | Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel ![]() |
Children | Linley Francis Messel, Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse, Oliver Messel ![]() |
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Maud Frances Sambourne Messel (August 5, 1875 – March 8, 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 Frances Sambourne was born on August 5, 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]
Maud Frances Sambourne died on 8 March 1960 in .
References
- ^ a b "Sambourne Family Archive". www.rbkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Forster, Katie (2016-03-13). "Creating an impression: inside a Victorian home". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-07-04.