About Ellen Robbins
Lived 1828 – 1905 (aged 76–77). Ellen Robbins was an American painter, botanical illustrator and artist.
Wild Flowers No. 1, chromolithograph (Boston Public Library)
Ellen Robbins (1828 – 1905) was a 19th-century American botanical illustrator known for paintings of wildflowers and autumn leaves. She was one of the contributors to the first annual exhibition of the American Watercolor Society in 1867/1868.
Early life
Born in 1828 in Watertown, Massachusetts, Ellen Robbins was the youngest child of a factory owner who died when she was still a child. His factory subsequently burned down, and the combination of events left the family in straitened circumstances. Robbins began trying to help the family's finances by getting work while still very young.
Publications Autumnal Leaves (1868, 18 watercolors)
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Who was Ellen Robbins?
American painter (1828–1905)
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Ellen Robbins was born in 1828 in Watertown.
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Ellen Robbins died in 1905 in Boston.
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Ellen Robbins was a painter, botanical illustrator and artist.
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Ellen Robbins was American.
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