Introducing BBC Arts[10] and also on BBC New Creatives website. Born in Jamaica in 1835, Eaton was the daughter of an ex-slave and, it is suspected, a white slave owner. An artist acquainted with Solomon, Frederick Sandys (1829–1904) also became fixated with Eaton. In the same year, Eaton was painted by Joanna Mary Wells (1831–1861), a prominent female artist affiliated with the Pre-Raphaelites who often painted under her maiden name of Boyce. Marsh suggests instead that the painting was created in the 1860s, a time when British artists were exploring subjects to do with the Emancipation Proclamation and American Civil War (1861–1865). [13], On 18 November 2020, she was commemorated with a Google Doodle. The Jamaican-born daughter of … The Slave 1847 Art historian Roberto C. Ferrari notes that the minority black population in Britain in the nineteenth century 'existed outside the traditional parameters of Victorian society, yet was a vital product of its industrial and mercantile success.'. In 1901 she was a domestic cook on the Isle of Wight, and by 1911, now in her seventies, she was living back in Hammersmith with Julia, her daughter, and Julia's husband and two children. Boyce's exquisite portrait of Eaton in profile accentuates Eaton's beauty with refined shimmering fabric and jewellery, including turquoise beads and pearls. 1859. Ferrari has argued that the painting is possibly a visual representation of Eaton's own family, as at the age of 19, she had just given birth to her son James and had a two-year-old daughter, also called Fanny. Joanna Mary Wells (1831–1861) Yale Center for British Art. Remember me (uncheck on a public computer), By signing up you agree to terms and conditions Credit Line: Promised Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2019 Her obscurity in art history was likely to do with her race, but will have been compounded by her working-class origins. Although there is some similarity, the model in this painting doesn't appear to have the same angular bone structure as Eaton. He had equated her beauty to that of 'Janey', referring to Jane Morris – his favourite muse and lover. and privacy policy, My details can be shared with selected Art UK Partners, Posted 23 Oct 2019, by Other muses such as Alexa Wilding, the Greek-born artist Marie Spartali Stillman and sculptor Maria Zambaco appear in more paintings from the 1870s to 1880s, including many by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898). She came to London in the 1840s and began modelling in her twenties. 1861 She is best known as a model for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their circle in England between 1859 and 1867. Oct 8, 2018 - Explore Karen Mades's board "Fanny Eaton" on Pinterest. Another artist who employed Eaton as a model was Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893), an English painter known for his works showing listless and reclining female figures, usually draped in classical robes. She was also featured in works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, Joanna Mary Boyce,[1] Rebecca Solomon, and others.[2]. According to Marsh, her final resting place is Margravine Cemetery in Hammersmith. Art UK is the operating name of the Public Catalogue Foundation, a charity registered in England and Wales (1096185) and Scotland (SC048601). We know that Eaton was employed regularly by the Royal Academy around this time, so it is likely that she met many renowned artists there. Together, they had 10 children. c.1859â1860, black, red & white chalk on cream wove paper by Walter Fryer Stocks (1842â1915), c.1859â1860, black, red & white chalk on cream wove paper by Walter Fryer Stocks (1842â1915). The earliest version of this work is found in the Birmingham Museums Trust. 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Ferrari believes Solomon also used Eaton in the paintings Judith and Her Attendant (1863) and Habet! Between 1865 and 1866, Rossetti painted The Beloved (The Bride), a large-scale work illustrating the Biblical tale of the Song of Solomon and featuring other figures of colour, including an African page boy who appears in the foreground of the painting. Fanny Eaton was a black Victorian Londoner and, for some time, painter’s model. 1860, oil on canvas by Simeon Solomon (1840â1905), 1860, oil on canvas by Simeon Solomon (1840â1905). It was during this period of Fanny Eaton's life as mother and new wife that she began modelling for the Pre-Raphaelites. Eaton primarily modelled out of necessity; to augment her salary as a charwoman and provide sustenance for her children. [11], To mark Black History Month in October 2020, Prima magazine named Eaton as one of six Black British women – together with Margaret Busby, Claudia Jones, Mary Prince, Lilian Bader and Olive Morris – who "changed the world". But Fanny had something none of the others had: dark skin – rare in art of the time and precious to a group of artists trying to stand out. Art UK has updated its cookies policy. Eaton's distinctive features – strong elegant jawline, pronounced high cheekbones and almond-shaped eyes – were clearly mesmerising to the artist, who may have quickly introduced her to others in his artistic circle. Fanny Eaton (1861) Johanna Mary Wells Fanny Eaton’s engagement in the art world during the Victorian Era challenged the beauty standards set by white people at the time. It has been suggested that Rossetti's inclusion of darker-skinned models in this painting – representing the virginal bridesmaids who flank the bride – was to emphasise the whiteness of his central model, but also to pay homage to Edouard Manet's Olympia, which had been exhibited publicly in 1865. Lizzie Siddal, the first wife, artist and muse to Rossetti was featured in paintings from the 1850s until her premature death in 1862. Here, we celebrate her impact on art through a selection of drawings and paintings, both in UK collections and around the world. Solomon's sister, Rebecca Solomon (1832–1886), also painted Eaton in the work A Young Teacher (1861) which belongs to a private collection but can be viewed in this article in AnOther Magazine. The Beloved ('The Bride') In the final years of her life, Eaton worked as a domestic cook on the Isle of Wight for a Portsea-based wine merchant and his wife, John and Fanny Hall. 28, 2010, Pamela Gerrish Nunn, 'Artist and Model: Joanna Mary Boyce's Mulatto Woman', Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies 2, 1993, Judy Raymond, 'Fanny Eaton: forgotten beauty' in Caribbean Beat, Issue 143, January/February 2017, Shola von Reynolds, 'Fanny Eaton: The Black Pre-Raphaelite Muse that Time Forgot', AnOther Magazine, March 2016, Jan Marsh's blog: www.janmarsh.blogspot.com. Following her later life through the censuses, in 1871 she and her family were living in Islington; by 1881 she was widowed, and living in Kensington as a needlewoman; and by 1891 she was a housekeeper in Hammersmith, living with several of her children (interestingly her daughter Miriam is listed as an artist's assistant). However, Brian Eaton strongly believes the woman in this painting is Fanny Eaton. Yale Center for British Art. Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, The Mother of Sisera Mrs Fanny Eaton Fanny is the figure at the far right of the painting, standing just before a curtain and wearing a yellow hood. On top of this, she notes that the prospect of painting 'African complexions required different pigments, careful attention to exact hues and understanding of how light reflects from dark skin'. She moved with her mother to Britain during the 1840s, towards the beginning of the Victorian Era. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 in. She was a Jamaican-born artist’s model and domestic worker. Eaton was born Fanny Antwistle or Entwhistle[3] on 23 June 1835 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. 1866. Records show she was paid 15 shillings for three sittings in July 1860. Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Uncle Tom's Cabin Born to Matilda Foster, a freed slave, in 1835, Eaton moved with her … Frederick Sandys (1829â1904) By using this website you are agreeing to the use of cookies. According to the Delaware Museum, Solomon was concerned with what he thought was 'historical authenticity' and deliberately chose models with darker, Semitic features. Sue Bradbury, Joanna, George and Henry: A Pre-Raphaelite Tale of Art, Love and Friendship, 2012, Roberto C. Ferrari, 'Fanny Eaton: The 'Other' Pre-Raphaelite Model', PRS Review, 2014, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, Black Victorians/Black Victoriana, 2003, Jan Marsh, Black Victorians: Black People in British Art 1800–1900, Manchester Art Gallery, 2005, Jan Marsh, 'Pictured at Work: Employment in Art (1800–1900)', Historical Studies in Ethnicity, Migration and Diaspora, Vol. Jane Morris, Rossetti's second partner and muse, featured in paintings regularly between the 1860s and 1880s. Other than the paintings and drawings that she modelled for, I’ve had difficulty finding any detailed information about her until… Dec 20, 2019 - Drawings and paintings . Title: Portrait of Fanny Eaton. Eaton primarily modelled out of necessity; to augment her salary as a charwoman and provide sustenance for her children. The finished painting was shown at the Royal Academy in 1860. To find out more read our updated Use of Cookies policy and our updated Privacy policy. Pina, Stephanie Graham (3 February 2014). Background. In 1867 an art critic said: 'a black [figure] is eminently picturesque, his colour can be turned to good account in picture-making. The Art Museum recently added to its collections of British art a captivating portrait drawing of the mixed-race model Fanny Eaton that captures a quintessential feature of Pre-Raphaelitism: iconic representations of female beauty. Her mother was Matilda Foster, a woman of African descent, who may have been born into slavery. One of the most famous paintings of Fanny was The Head of Mrs Eaton by Joanna Boyce Wells (sister of Pre-Raphaelite artist George Boyce) The Head of Mrs Eaton by Joanna Boyce Wells 1861 Sadly Joanna died tragically young just as her career was starting to take off, so we don’t know the true story behind her work with Fanny. We know that a 'Miss Fanny Eaton' was recorded modelling at the Royal Academy between 1874 and 1879, but perhaps this could have been her daughter, also called 'Fanny Eaton'. [7], The Mother of Moses by Simeon Solomon (c. 1860), Head of a Mulatto Woman (Mrs. Eaton) by Joanna Boyce Wells (c. 1860), The Young Teacher by Rebecca Solomon (1861), The Beloved (‘The Bride’) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1865), The Slave by William Blake Richmond (1886)[a]. The earliest studies done of her are pencil sketches by Simeon Solomon in 1859, and she appears to have been used by other artists who were Solomon's friends, including Willia… Interestingly, she was rarely painted as 'Jamaican'. Eaton was a black Pre-Raphaelite muse, and as a result beat many beauty standards of her time. [Skip to content] In the 1840s – the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign, a time of gas […] (1865). Boyce's painting was in preparation for a larger unfinished work that depicted Eaton as a Libyan Sybil. If completed, this work would have been exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1862. Typically, wealthy aristocratic households employed black footmen, coachmen, nursemaids and cooks, some of whom appear prominently in British paintings, usually as status symbols. 1861 Why was Eaton's career as an artist's model so brief? In 1867, Eaton appeared in the top-right corner of John Everett Millais' Jephthah, a work often believed to be the last painting in which she featured. Through their paintings, it could be argued that they empowered Eaton, showing her beauty in a dignified and socially conscious manner. Study of a Young Woman (Mrs Eaton) Her mother, Matilda Foster, was a slave who got her freedom after abolition in 1834, and her father was white. Eaton's presence in Pre-Raphaelite art encourages us to reconsider nineteenth-century perceptions about both race and beauty. In 1857 she married James Eaton, a horse-cab proprietor and driver, who was born on 17 February 1838 in Shoreditch. Mirroring Victorian attitudes and demographics, representations of idealised beauty in Britain (and western art in general) were typically 'white'. National Galleries of Scotland, Life Study of John Mongo, The Punka-Walla See more ideas about pre raphaelite, eaton, pre raphaelite art. Two specific sketches from this series depicted Mrs Eaton as the two Biblical figures of Jochabed and Miriam. 1864 Sandys' Study for the Head of Morgan le Fay (1862) featuring Eaton is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. and privacy policy, Enter your email address below and weâll send you a link to reset your password, I agree to the Art UK terms and conditions Fanny Eaton was born Fanny Matilda Antwistle or Entwhistle in Surrey, Jamaica on July 13, 1835. Boyce's depiction of Eaton is perhaps the most dignified: her strength of character and beauty are directly conveyed. The Atlantic Slave Trade had been abolished in 1807, but it was only in 1834 that slavery was abolished entirely in Britain's colonies. This perhaps explains why he had chosen to use Eaton as his model. Study of Fanny Eaton [9], On 26 April 2020, an art history short about her featured in the programme hosted by BBC Radio 1 film critic Ali Plumb, Get Animated! 1847, In Victorian Britain, people of colour were typically treated as objects rather than subjects in painting. Elijah and the Widow's Son The Head of Mrs Eaton (1861) Joanna Wells. A later watercolour of the same subject was created in 1868 and can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Like Eaton, John Mongo was regularly used as an artist's model at prestigious art schools, and was believed to be of Indian origin (though some have suggested East African). This week, Fanny Eaton was highlighted in a Google Doodle, introducing many to a Jamaican model who became the muse for many Pre-Raphaelite artists. However, nearly two decades later, a model who bears a resemblance to Eaton appears in the 1886 work The Slave by William Blake Richmond (1842–1921). Matilda and Fanny moved to London sometime during the 1840s, and in 1857, Fanny married a hot young cab driver named James Eaton (GO FANNY!). The Fitzwilliam Museum. Her public debut was in Simeon Solomon's painting The Mother of Moses, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1860. Edward Burne-Jones (1833â1898) Eaton and her mother left Jamaica for Britain sometime in the 1840s. Solomon's beautiful graphite sketches of Eaton from 1859 can be viewed in The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. During her career Fanny Eaton sat for quite a number of the Pre-Raphaelite artists. Marsh also suggests that the children who appear in paintings alongside Eaton may have been her own. The Fitzwilliam Museum, Mrs Fanny Eaton (Profile Left) Fanny mostly worked as a cleaner/domestic servant in London, but she had a side job working as an artist’s model. Art Matters podcast: the Pre-Raphaelitesâ relationship with science, Agostino Brunias and depicting people of colour in the colonial Caribbean, Two Victorian portraits of men of colour: 'A Fellah of Kinneh' and 'The Pipe of Freedom', Depicting the Magi: origins, gifts and representing men of colour. William Blake Richmond (1842â1921) [Go to accessibility information]. And yet more often than not her importance as a Pre-Raphaelite model is often overlooked or forgotten. × 7 in. Quite possibly, an interracial marriage would have been frowned upon and discouraged by James' family. Marsh suggests Eaton may have also been the model in Edwin Long's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1866). The desire to paint darker-skinned subjects was not simply about subject matter, but also to demonstrate expertise in painting. Tate, The Beloved ('The Bride') When she came of age, Fanny cohabitated with James Eaton, a horse-cab driver. John Everett Millais (1829â1896) Bibliography Jan Marsh (ed) "Black Victorians: Black People in British Art 1800-1900" (London: Lund Humphries, 2005), p.192; Roberto C. Ferrari, "Fanny Eaton: The 'Other' Pre-Raphaelite Model", Pre-Raphaelite Society Review, 2014, pp. [6], Eaton appears in a black chalk drawing by Rossetti, now in the Cantor Arts Centre at Stanford University in California. Birmingham Museums Trust. Eaton was born Fanny Matilda Antwistle in Surrey, Jamaica on 13 July 1835. 1865â6 Jamaican Fanny Eaton The Google Doodle was created by Sophie Diao, an illustrator based in San Francisco, who was inspired by original Pre-Raphaelite designs and sketches. Moore created The Mother of Sisera in 1861, which portrayed Eaton as the mother of the military commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor – he features prominently in the Hebrew Bible (Judges 4–5). Fanny Eaton was a Jamaican-British muse who modelled throughout the 1860s for various English painters. After a long life as a working-class émigrée, Fanny Antwisle Eaton died in Acton on 4 March 1924 at the age of 88 from senile decay and syncope. In 1865, Rossetti wrote to Ford Madox Brown to compliment Eaton's beauty, writing: 'very fine head and figure'. Today’s Doodle celebrates Jamaican-British artist muse Fanny Eaton, She was born Fanny Antwistle, or possibly Entwhistle, in 1835 in Surrey, Jamaica. 1861. Fanny Eaton was born in 1835, just one year after Britain abolished slavery. Race and beauty: Fanny Eaton, the Pre-Raphaelites, and revising art history Many people associate the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB) with beautiful snow-skinned redheads. Study for the Head of Morgan le Fay Fanny Eaton was born in 1835, just one year after Britain abolished slavery. Long, like many other artists of the nineteenth century, painted subject matters to do with slavery and emancipation. Albert Joseph Moore (1841â1893) See more ideas about pre raphaelite, eaton, pre raphaelite art. [Skip to quick links] However, black sitters occasionally appeared as subjects in their own right in paintings by the likes of William Etty, Edwin Long and Thomas Faed (though these paintings weren't always devoid of racist undertones). Study of Fanny Eaton by Joanna Wells. 1864 Music Fanny Eaton Pre-Raphaelite muse Fanny Eaton I have known of Fanny Eaton for some years, having pondered on the black Victorian lady who appears in many well known and highly regarded Pre-Raphaelite works of art. We don't yet know enough about why Eaton fell from the limelight, though today we can – and should – begin to re-evaluate her status within British art history. 1859 Her distinctive features were often used by artists to portray a variety of ethnicities and characters. Artist: Simeon Solomon (British, London 1840–1905 London) Sitter: Fanny Eaton (née Antwistle/Entwistle) (British, born Jamaica, 1835–1924) Date: 1860. [14], The Eaton family believes that Fanny Eaton was also the model for William Blake Richmond's 1886 painting. c.1862, pencil drawing on paper with touches of red chalk by Frederick Sandys (1829â1904), c.1862, pencil drawing on paper with touches of red chalk by Frederick Sandys (1829â1904). 1865â6. As Jan Marsh wrote in the catalogue for her exhibition 'Black Victorians' at Manchester Art Gallery: 'the fact that the black presence in British art through the nineteenth century has been ignored and that art historians, virtually all white, have seldom looked for it, is no accident, but the result of class and cultural power.'. Simeon Solomon (1840â1905) Pre-Raphael.ite Sisters: Joanna Mary Boyce, Study of Fanny Eaton, 1861, Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA. Eaton certainly does look like the woman standing behind the others, wearing a pale headscarf. Brian Eaton, the great-grandson of Fanny, claims they were never married as no certificate has ever been found. No father was named on Eaton's birth records, suggesting that she may have been illegitimate. Fanny Eaton 1861. The earliest studies done of her are pencil sketches by Simeon Solomon in 1859, and she appears to have also modelling for other artists who were Solomon's friends, including William Blake Richmond and Albert Joseph Moore. Fanny Eaton Her mother was Matilda Foster, a woman of African descent, who may have been born into slavery. It is possible that she appears in the painting Elijah and the Widow's Son (1864). Importantly, she is clothed as if she was a wealthier woman, not someone from an improverished, working-class background. In agreement, Jan Marsh suggests in her blog that the model is Eaton, but that the date of the painting possibly predates 1886. Still today, Fanny Eaton's presence in British art history is downplayed. Fanny Eaton was born Fanny Matilda Antwistle in Surrey, Jamaica on July 13, 1835. 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