A Study of Flowers by Emily Stannard, 1803-85. Oil on canvas, 4 x 81/2 inches. According to Rupert Maas, "Emily Coppin, daughter of the collector Daniel Coppin, married Joseph Stannard, a well known artist who died young. When a young woman she was awarded medals in the Society of Arts for her still-lifes, carefully painted in brilliant colours in the manner of the Dutch school." — Rupert Maas
References
The Maas Gallery. Exhibition catalogue. London, 2008. Catalogue no. 37.
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