On 13th September 1844 Anne Lea aka Merritt was born to a Quaker couple Joseph Lea and Susanna Massey. She was the eldest of six sisters.
In 1865 the family of Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 20] moved to Europe, settling in London in 1870.
1870s. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 25]. Portrait of William Boxall [aged 69].
William Boxall: On 29th June 1800 he was born. On 6th December 1879 he died. In 1886 he was appointed Director of the National Gallery which role he held for eight years.
1877. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 32]. Portrait of [her future husband] Henry Merritt [aged 55].
Henry Merritt: In 1822 he was born. On 17th April 1877 he and Anne Lea aka Merritt were married. He died three months later. She did not marry again. The difference in their ages was 22 years. On 10th July 1877 he died.
On 17th April 1877 Henry Merritt [aged 55] and Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 32] were married. He died three months later. She did not marry again. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
After the death of her husband in April 1877, Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 32] lived the rest of her life at 95 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. She made frequent trips between her home in England and the United States; she had exhibitions, garnered awards in both countries, and become a celebrated artist.
On 10th July 1877 [her husband] Henry Merritt [aged 55] died.
1880. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 35]. "Ophelia".
1884s. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 39]. Portrait of Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet [aged 45].
1885. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 40]. "Eve Overcome with Remorse".
1890. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 45]. "Love Locked Out".
1892. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 47]. Portrait of Marion Edith Waugh [aged 45].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 7th April 1930 Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 85] died.