She was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, and was educated at a convent school in Salford. For the decade of 1858–68 she lived in Paris, first attending school and later working as a governess. After a winter in Italy (1869), she returned to Paris, and was present during the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune. She returned to England in 1871 and began studying art at the Manchester School of Art, where she won the Queen's Prize in 1875. She began a lifelong friendship with fellow artist Annie Swynnerton; the two women pursued their art studies in Rome and Paris between 1874 and 1880.[3]
Around 1872, Lord Leighton dictated notes and observations on his methods of painting and composing his pictures to Isabel Dacre, during a stay on the island of Capri.
From 1877–80 she was in Paris at the Académie Julian with a fellow - pupil Marie Bashkirtseff and bracketed with her as first in the concourse mentioned in the famous diary.
Dacre was associated with Julian's atelier on two occasions:
1878–79 when she completed a striking black and white chalk drawing, Portrait of a Young Girl in a Satin Cap, ca. 1879, which is owned by the Andre Del Debbio Collection, Paris.
Later she accomplished several works that gained her entry to the Paris Salon. For example, her Salon entry in 1881 was a portrait: Portrait of Mme. F.W. (no 579.)[4]Manchester Art Gallery own a poignant oil painting Italian Women In Church. Throughout her career her portraits were admired in Italy, England and Paris.
After living in London for a time she returned to Manchester in 1883 and shared a studio in 10 King Street with the artist Mary Florence Monkhouse. After much campaigning by both Dacre and Monkhouse in 1897 Dacre was made a member of the council of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts and Monkhouse was appointed auditor.
Dacre was a noted Women's suffrage campaigner.[6] With Annie Swynnerton she founded the Manchester Society of Women Artists in 1876; Dacre also served as president of the organization. For a decade (1885–95), Dacre was a member of the executive committee of the Manchester National Society for Women's Suffrage.
Dacre's portrait of Lydia Becker is one of her best-known works.[7]
Referencesedit
^"S. Isabel Dacre". Manchester Art Gallery. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^Deborah Cherry, Painting Women: Victorian Women Artists, London, Routledge, 1993.
^Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN1-85149-173-2.
^Gabriel P Weisberg and Jane Becker, Overcoming All Obstacles The Women Of The Academie Julian, NJ, Rutgers University Press, 1999, Gabriel P Weisberg, pp. 24–25.
^Susan W Thomson, MVAS Manchester Art Press, 2007, Chapter 13 – Victorian Female Artists Making Their Mark On Manchester’s Art Scene, pp.193–202.
^Elizabeth Crawford, The Women's Suffrage Movement, London, Routledge, 2001; pp. 156-7.
^Carol David, "Investitures of Power: Portraits of Professional Women," Technical Communication Quarterly, Vol. 10 No. 1 (January 2001), pp. 5-29.
Bibliographyedit
Susan W Thomson, Manchester’s Victorian Art Scene And Its Unrecognised Artists, Manchester Art Press, 2007. ISBN978-0-9554619-0-3
External linksedit
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22 artworks by or after Susan Isabel Dacre at the Art UK site
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susan, isabel, dacre, 1844, 1933, known, isabel, dacre, english, artist, victorian, portrait, annie, swynnerton, 1880, manchester, galleryborn1844leamington, warwickshiredied1933, aged, nationalitybritisheducationmanchester, school, académie, julian, contents,. Susan Isabel Dacre 1844 1933 known as Isabel Dacre 1 was an English artist of the Victorian era 2 Susan Isabel DacrePortrait of Susan Isabel Dacre by Annie Swynnerton 1880 Manchester Art GalleryBorn1844Leamington WarwickshireDied1933 aged 88 89 NationalityBritishEducationManchester School of Art Academie Julian Contents 1 Biography 2 Portraits and the Academie Julian 3 Women s suffrage campaigner 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksBiography editShe was born in Leamington Warwickshire and was educated at a convent school in Salford For the decade of 1858 68 she lived in Paris first attending school and later working as a governess After a winter in Italy 1869 she returned to Paris and was present during the Franco Prussian War and the Paris Commune She returned to England in 1871 and began studying art at the Manchester School of Art where she won the Queen s Prize in 1875 She began a lifelong friendship with fellow artist Annie Swynnerton the two women pursued their art studies in Rome and Paris between 1874 and 1880 3 Around 1872 Lord Leighton dictated notes and observations on his methods of painting and composing his pictures to Isabel Dacre during a stay on the island of Capri Portraits and the Academie Julian edit nbsp Little Annie Rooney inspired by the popular music hall song Manchester Art Gallery nbsp Portrait of Lydia Becker From 1877 80 she was in Paris at the Academie Julian with a fellow pupil Marie Bashkirtseff and bracketed with her as first in the concourse mentioned in the famous diary Dacre was associated with Julian s atelier on two occasions 1878 79 when she completed a striking black and white chalk drawing Portrait of a Young Girl in a Satin Cap ca 1879 which is owned by the Andre Del Debbio Collection Paris Later she accomplished several works that gained her entry to the Paris Salon For example her Salon entry in 1881 was a portrait Portrait of Mme F W no 579 4 Manchester Art Gallery own a poignant oil painting Italian Women In Church Throughout her career her portraits were admired in Italy England and Paris After living in London for a time she returned to Manchester in 1883 and shared a studio in 10 King Street with the artist Mary Florence Monkhouse After much campaigning by both Dacre and Monkhouse in 1897 Dacre was made a member of the council of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts and Monkhouse was appointed auditor At the Royal Jubilee Exhibition Manchester 1887 she had her work on display and assisted Ford Madox Brown with the decoration of the exhibition s dome 5 Women s suffrage campaigner editDacre was a noted Women s suffrage campaigner 6 With Annie Swynnerton she founded the Manchester Society of Women Artists in 1876 Dacre also served as president of the organization For a decade 1885 95 Dacre was a member of the executive committee of the Manchester National Society for Women s Suffrage Dacre s portrait of Lydia Becker is one of her best known works 7 References edit S Isabel Dacre Manchester Art Gallery Retrieved 12 August 2012 Deborah Cherry Painting Women Victorian Women Artists London Routledge 1993 Brian Stewart amp Mervyn Cutten 1997 The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920 Antique Collectors Club ISBN 1 85149 173 2 Gabriel P Weisberg and Jane Becker Overcoming All Obstacles The Women Of The Academie Julian NJ Rutgers University Press 1999 Gabriel P Weisberg pp 24 25 Susan W Thomson MVAS Manchester Art Press 2007 Chapter 13 Victorian Female Artists Making Their Mark On Manchester s Art Scene pp 193 202 Elizabeth Crawford The Women s Suffrage Movement London Routledge 2001 pp 156 7 Carol David Investitures of Power Portraits of Professional Women Technical Communication Quarterly Vol 10 No 1 January 2001 pp 5 29 Bibliography editSusan W Thomson Manchester s Victorian Art Scene And Its Unrecognised Artists Manchester Art Press 2007 ISBN 978 0 9554619 0 3External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Susan Isabel Dacre 22 artworks by or after Susan Isabel Dacre at the Art UK site Susan Isabel Dacre page at AnnieLouisaSwynnerton com Web site showing all known works Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susan Isabel Dacre amp oldid 1204318163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
