Lilly Martin Spencer

1822–1902 · Realism

Lilly Martin Spencer was a widely reproduced American genre painter in the mid-nineteenth century. Born in England to French parents, she primarily painted domestic scenes, paintings of women and children, although over the course of her career she would also come to paint works of varying style and subject matter, including portraits of famous individuals such as suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Although she did have an audience for her work, Spencer had difficulties earning a living as a professional painter and faced financial trouble for much of her adult life.

12 paintings