Caroline Fanny Williams (1836–1921) was an English landscape painter during the

Victorian era In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardia ...

, and a member of the

Williams family of painters The Williams family of painters, also known as the Barnes School, is a family of prominent 19th-century Victorian landscape artists known for their paintings of the British countryside, coasts and mountains. They are represented by the artist Edw ...

. Caroline Fanny Williams was born on 25 December 1836 in St. Marylebone,

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. Her father

George Augustus Williams George Augustus Williams (4 May 1814 – 26 May 1901) was an English landscape painter during the Victorian era, and a member of the Williams family of painters. Biography George Augustus Williams was born on 4 May 1814 in London. He was the t ...

(1814–1901) was a popular landscape artist and a member of the Williams family of painters. She learned to paint from her father, and her works are somewhat similar to his in subject and treatment, but with much brighter colors. Her technical ability was the equal or better to that of many of her male counterparts of the time, but despite the support of her father, she lived in an age where society did not encourage women in the arts. She exhibited at the

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(12 works), the

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(19 works), the Suffolk Street Gallery of the

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(64 works), and exhibited in many lesser-known Victorian art venues as well, especially the

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where she was a regular contributor.Graves (1884), p. 256; Paviere (1968), p. 139; and Reynold (1975), p. 169-178. She never married, and died under her maiden name on 30 December 1921 at

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. Three examples of her work are on display at the Reading Museum & Town Hall in

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