Amelia Noel

Amelia Noel, born Abinda, or Minka, Levy and briefly Amelia Noah" (c.1759 – 1818) was a British printmaker, publisher and printer. She was an artist and a teacher of drawing. She exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1795 and she was the drawing teacher to the daughters of King George III and Queen Charlotte.

Life Noel was born in London when her name was Abinda, or Minka Levy. In 1805 she publishing a notice informing everyone that she had no relationship with her husband.

She became the drawing mistress to the daughters of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Their daughter Princess Sofia's drawing based on Noel's work are in the Royal Collection as are Noel's Views of Kent which were dedicated to Queen Charlotte.

In 1814 she was nearly blind and she was given a Royal pension of £40 a year by George III after her son died at the Battle of Lake Erie.

Death and legacy Noel died in Piccadilly in London in 1818. Her work is in the Royal Collection.