Edith Hume
Edith Hume (1843–1906) was a British painter and illustrator. She was born Edith Dunn and married the painter Thomas O. She was active in the Netherlands during the years 1878–1906, creating beach scenes of Dutch fisher folk in Katwijk and Scheveningen as a follower of the Hague School. Edith's brother, Henry Treffry Dunn, was a studio assistant to Dante Gabriel Rossetti. • Illustration — Fisherwomen at the beach (1890) • Illustration — Children gathering wood (1890)
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- Name
- Edith Hume
- Birth Name
- Edith Dunn
- Birthplace
- Truro, United Kingdom
- Died
- 1906
- Education
- Heatherley School of Fine Art
- Field
- Painting
- Born
- 1843 · Truro.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
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Edith Hume (1843–1906) was a British painter and illustrator. She was born Edith Dunn and married the painter Thomas O. She was active in the Netherlands during the years 1878–1906, creating beach scenes of Dutch fisher folk in Katwijk and Scheveningen as a follower of the Hague School. Edith's brother, Henry Treffry Dunn, was a studio assistant to Dante Gabriel Rossetti. • Illustration — Fisherwomen at the beach (1890) • Illustration — Children gathering wood (1890)
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• Name — Edith Hume • Birth Name — Edith Dunn • Birthplace — Truro, United Kingdom • Died — 1906 • Education — Heatherley School of Fine Art • Field — Painting • Illustration — Dad's Boat
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Edith Hume
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1843
Edith Hume born at Truro.
1906
Edith Hume died.
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