Mary Elizabeth Duffield
Mary Elizabeth Duffield, née Rosenberg (1819–1914) was a British flower painter and the wife of the still life painter William Duffield.
Also recorded as Miss Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg · Mary E. Duffield · Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg · Mary Elizabeth Duffield-Rosenberg
Mary Elizabeth Duffield

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- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Duffield
- Birth Name
- Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg
- Born
- 1819
- Birthplace
- Bath, Somerset, England
- Died
- 1914
- Known for
- Painting
- Spouse
- William Duffield
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · botanical illustrator · editor · botanist
- Languages
- English
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Mary Elizabeth Duffield, née Rosenberg (1819–1914) was a British flower painter and the wife of the still life painter William Duffield.
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Key facts
• Name — Mary Elizabeth Duffield • Birth Name — Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg • Born — 1819 • Birthplace — Bath, Somerset, England • Died — 1914 • Known for — Painting • Style — Floral art • Spouse — William Duffield
Life and work
Life and work
• Illustration — Chrysanthemums (1883) She was born in Bath as the eldest daughter of Mr. T. E. Rosenberg, and became a painter of fruit and flowers. She was a member of the Institute of Painters in Water-Colours and married the still life painter William Duffield in 1850. Duffield exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Her painting Yellow Roses was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Miss Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg, Mary E. Duffield, Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg, Mary Elizabeth Duffield-Rosenberg and Mrs Duffield. Her recorded language was English. She married William Duffield.
Identity
Identity
Mary Elizabeth Duffield is recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Recorded with the occupation botanical illustrator.

Rhododendron aucklandi hybridum by Mary Elizabeth Duffield. Plate LXXVI of Vol 11 of The
Mary Elizabeth Duffield

Exochorda grandiflora by Mary Elizabeth Duffield. Plate XLII of Vol 11 of The
Mary Elizabeth Duffield
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Life and career
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1819
Mary Elizabeth Duffield was born in 1819.
1914
Mary Elizabeth Duffield died.
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