Edma Frølich

Edma Cornelia Vilhelmine Frølich Stage, also Edma Stage, (14 August 1859 – 3 November 1958) was a French-born, Danish painter who worked mainly in pastels.

Biography Born in Fontainebleau, France, and brought up in Paris, Frølich was the daughter of the Danish painter Lorenz Frølich (1820–1908) and the Swedish pianist Carolina Charlotta In de Betou (1823–1872). From an early age, her father used her as a model for his many illustrations in children's books published by the editor and publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, especially the Mlle Lili series including La journée de Mlle Lili (1862) and Voyage de découvertes de Mlle Lili (1866).

She was introduced to drawing and painting by her father who continued to advise her until his death in 1908.

In 1885, she married the pastor Nicolai Christian Stage (1860–1938).