Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams

British artist and botanical illustrator (1801-1876)

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1801

Place of Birth: Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1876

Profession: botanist, botanical illustrator, watercolourist, scientific illustrator

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams

  • Lady Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams née Amherst (9 July 1801 – 8 August 1876) was an English artist and botanical illustrator.
  • She was born on 9 July 1801 to Sarah Amherst and William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst.
  • She travelled with her parents to India and while there completed several watercolour paintings now held in the collection of the British Library.
  • She later married Sir John Hay-Williams in 1842.
  • In 1846 Hay-Williams contributed a watercolour to Edwards's Botanical Register.
  • After returning to the United Kingdom she had two children including Margaret Verney.
  • She died in 1876 at Chateau Rhianfa on 8 August 1876.

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