Jane Mary Dealy
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Jane Mary Dealy was an English artist of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She was noted for her pictures of children, and was a successful illustrator of children's books.
Born in Liverpool, she was educated at the Slade School and the Royal Academy
Schools; at the latter, she won the 1880 first prize for best drawing (a silver medal and ₤10). She showed her works at the Royal Academy shows and at the Institute of Painters of Water Colours. She married Walter Lewis in 1887; after his knighthood, she was known as Lady Lewis.
The children's books she illustrated included The Land of Little People, Sixes and Sevens, Children's Hymns, Children's Prayers, and The Easy-to-Read Storybook.
Born in Liverpool, she was educated at the Slade School and the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
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Schools; at the latter, she won the 1880 first prize for best drawing (a silver medal and ₤10). She showed her works at the Royal Academy shows and at the Institute of Painters of Water Colours. She married Walter Lewis in 1887; after his knighthood, she was known as Lady Lewis.
The children's books she illustrated included The Land of Little People, Sixes and Sevens, Children's Hymns, Children's Prayers, and The Easy-to-Read Storybook.