Frances Elswood (Richards) Rowley (abt. 1852 - 1934)

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Biography

Frances Richards (or Frances Richards Rowley, or Frances Elswood Richards) (1852–1934) was a Canadian painter who grew up in Canada and lived, during the latter part of her life, in England. Her portrait of Oscar Wilde may have inspired him to write The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Frances Richards (Canadian Artist)
• Morgan, Henry J. Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada, 1903
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSV5-1C8 : 21 May 2019), Frances Rowley in household of William E Rowley, Glassonby, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kirkoswald subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8P-7PB : 22 February 2021), Frances Richards in household of Ernie Norton Rowley and Isabelle Myrtle Clay, 22 Feb 1917; citing West Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11388, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,984,109.