Anne Langton
Anne Langton (1804-1896) was born in 1804 and was raised at the family estate named Blythe Hall. Anne’s early life was one of privilege, educated by her parents and private tutors; she had the advantages of the upper classes of English society. In 1815, when Anne was eleven, Thomas Langton took his family on an extended European tour to further his children’s education in the fields of art, literature and language and to experience through travel, other European cultures. This gave Anne the opportunity to study with a number of master artists. Reversals in family fortune in the 1820s led Thomas to take his family to North America for a new start in 1837. They ultimately settled near Sturgeon Lake near Fenelon Falls, an area which Anne Langton documented in sketches and paintings. Anne Langton lived in Canada and Britain for most of the rest of her life. She lived in Quebec City from 1859-1865 when the drawings in this exhibition were completed. Anne Langton was an accomplished painter in water colour and miniature paintings on ivory. Her art remained an important pursuit throughout her life leaving us a lasting chronicle of life in rural Victorian Canada.
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