Anne Nasmyth

Anne Bennett (; 13 November 1798 – 28 January 1874) was a teacher and a painter from the artistic Nasmyth family of Edinburgh. She was not the most exhibited daughter but has been considered the "best painter in this talented family". The family operated a painting school in Edinburgh and in time a school in London. She was one of eleven children who were taught to draw and paint by their father. Alexander was keen that their daughters would be able to contribute to the family business and to be independent. Two of her brothers, Patrick and James painted but James was also a notable inventor and engineer. Anne and five of her sisters became notable painters.

Her paintings were of the Scottish countryside frequently including harsh weather. Her "A.Nasmyth" or "Anne Nasmyth" works also included in her repertoire pictures of flowers and gardens. In 1836 Anne and her sisters Jane and Charlotte had a flat in Regent Street in London. Elizabeth remarried, Charles Richardson, in 1835. She continued to teach at Elizabeth's house until 1838 when she married William Bennett in St Pancras church. They went to Italy for their honeymoon and set up their home in Salford. William Bennett ensured her brother's fortune when he lent him the money to patent his steam hammer. In 1840 her father died and her mother and unmarried sisters moved out. In 1851 Anne and William moved to Putney in London. Their house in Charlwood Road became a new social centre for the extended Nasmyth family. Anne's mother had died in 1847 and all of her unmarried sisters moved to Putney. In fact at one point Elizabeth and her husband also moved to live locally so all of the sisters were again living closely together.

Death and legacy William died in 1866 and he was buried in a cemetery in Putney that would in time contain four of Anne's sisters and Anne herself after she died on 28 January 1874. Some of Anne's paintings are owned by the National Trust. There are paintings at Hartwell House and Anglesey Abbey. Anne is considered to be the "best painter in the Nasmyth family".