Daphne Foskett

Daphne Foskett ( Kirk; 23 December 1911 – 15 June 1998) was an English art connoisseur and art writer. She became interested in portrait miniatures while living in Edinburgh in the late 1950s and was encouraged to publish her research as her knowledge on the subject grew. Foskett published seven books and one exhibition catalogue during her career. She conducted lecture tours and was a contributor to some periodicals. Foskett's large photographic archive was sent to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on a long-term loan in 2003 and her miniatures were catalogued in the same year.

Early life Foskett was born at Shoddesden, Kimpton, Hampshire on 23 December 1911. Kirk. Foskett was of Scottish ancestry through her paternal grandfather, John Kirk, the botanist and physician. and was taught at the private St Ives School, Bexhill, Sussex, In 1965, the Scottish committee of the Arts Council invited her to curate the coinciding Edinburgh International Festival exhibition 'British Portrait Miniatures' at Rothesay Terrace.

Personal life

Foskett was a member of the Church of England. as well as the watercolour portrait of Foskett being presented to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.