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Mary Ellen Best

1809–1891

WA-00041937

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WikidataQ16004136

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NationalityArtsy· 90%

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Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Mary Ellen Best (1809–1891) was an English artist. Most active in the 1830s, she usually worked in water-colour, commonly painting scenes of domestic life.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Smithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, D.C.

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Artworks (7)

An Interior

1837 · Brush and watercolor, graphite on off-white wove paper

Frame H x W x D: 44.8 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 x 1 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

An interior in the house of Wallraf, the public picture gallery of Cologne

1834 · watercolor paint

The Artist at Work

1828 · watercolor paint

Johann Anton Sarg and three friends playing whist by candlelight.

watercolor paint

General Norcliffe in his study at Langton Hall

watercolor paint

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7 published of 7 catalogued · 7 with image

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An interior in the house of Wallraf, the public picture gallery of Cologne
1834 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Artist at Work
1828 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Johann Anton Sarg and three friends playing whist by candlelight.
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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The Sideboard
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General Norcliffe in his study at Langton Hall
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Miss Crompton's Room
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