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Louise Rayner

Louise Ingram Rayner (21 June 1832 – 8 October 1924) was a British watercolour artist. Rayner was born in Matlock Bath in Derbyshire.[1] Her parents Samuel Rayner and Ann Rayner (née Manser) were both noted artists, Samuel having been accepted for exhibition at the Royal Academy when he was 15. Four of Louise's sisters—Ann ("Nancy"), Margaret, Rose and Frances—and her brother Richard were also artists. Her eldest sister Ann Ingram Rayner (Nancy) exhibited at the Society of Painters in Water Colours and three times at the Royal Academy. The family lived in Matlock Bath and Derby until 1842 when they moved to London. Rayner studied painting from the age of fifteen, at first with her father and later with established artist friends of the family such as George Cattermole, Edmund Niemann, David Roberts and Frank Stone. Her first exhibited work, an oil painting entitled The Interior of Haddon Chapel, was shown at the Royal Academy in 1852, the first of a series of oils.From 1860, however, her medium was watercolour, which she exhibited for over 50 years through organisations including the Society of Lady Artists, The Royal Academy, Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of British Artists. She lived in Chester in the county of Cheshire but travelled extensively, painting British scenes, during the summers in the 1870s and 1880s. Her paintings are very detailed and highly picturesque populated street scenes capturing the "olde worlde" character of British towns and cities in the booming Victorian period. Her paintings are very popular today as prints and on jigsaw puzzles. Around 1910 she moved with her sister to Tunbridge Wells, and later to St Leonards, where she died in 1924.

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Artworks on platform: 19
Works collected: 2,188
Comments: 5
Featured on boards: 1
Individual collectors: 1,127

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Broad Street, Bristol by Louise Rayner

Broad Street, Bristol

Stonegate, York by Louise Rayner

Stonegate, York

The Gates of Magdelene College, Cambridge by Louise Rayner

The Gates of Magdelene College, Cambridge

Bridge Street, Chester, looking north towards the Cross and St. Peter's Church. by Louise Rayner

Bridge Street, Chester, looking north towards the Cross and St. Peter's Church.

Eastgate Street, Chester, from east of the Cross looking towards the Eastgate. by Louise Rayner

Eastgate Street, Chester, from east of the Cross looking towards the Eastgate.

'"The Bear and Billet". Lower Bridge Street, Chester. by Louise Rayner

'"The Bear and Billet". Lower Bridge Street, Chester.

Chester. The Cross, looking towards Watergate Street by Louise Rayner

Chester. The Cross, looking towards Watergate Street

Watergate Street, Chester, looking east by Louise Rayner

Watergate Street, Chester, looking east

Watergate Street Row South, Chester by Louise Rayner

Watergate Street Row South, Chester

The Temple Bar, London by Louise Rayner

The Temple Bar, London

The High Street, Salisbury by Louise Rayner

The High Street, Salisbury

The Poultry Cross, Salisbury by Louise Rayner

The Poultry Cross, Salisbury

Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury by Louise Rayner

Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury

St Mary's Church from Church Street, Warwick by Louise Rayner

St Mary's Church from Church Street, Warwick

The East Gate at Warwick by Louise Rayner

The East Gate at Warwick

Minster Street Salisbury by Louise Rayner

Minster Street Salisbury

Durham Cathedral from Framwellgate Bridge by Louise Rayner

Durham Cathedral from Framwellgate Bridge

Interior at Haddon Hall by Louise Rayner

Interior at Haddon Hall

John Knox's House, Edinburgh by Louise Rayner

John Knox's House, Edinburgh

Stats

Artworks on platform: 19
Works collected: 2,188
Comments: 5
Featured on boards: 1
Individual collectors: 1,127

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