Rosalie Emslie (26 January 1891 – 1977) was a British artist known for her landscape and portrait paintings.

Biography

Emslie was born in London into an artistic family. Her grandfather was the engraver John Emslie while her father was the artist

Alfred Edward Emslie Alfred Edward Emslie (London 1848–1918) was a British genre and portrait painter, and photographer, living at The Studio, 34, Finchley Road, N. W. Emslie was born in London, and was the son of the engraver, John Emslie (1813–1875), ...

and her mother was the noted miniature painter Rosalie M. Emslie. Although born in London, the family home being in

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, after 1901 she lived for a time in

Otford Otford is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It lies on the River Darent, north of Sevenoaks. Otford's four churches are the Anglican Church of St Bartholomew in the village centre, the Otford Methodist Churc ...

in Kent with her mother and aunt. The younger Rosalie Emslie was privately educated before attending the

Royal Academy Schools The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...

between 1913 and 1918. She went on to study in Spain, Italy and France. Emslie exhibited on a regular basis at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...

and with the

New English Art Club The New English Art Club (NEAC) was founded in London in 1885 as an alternative venue to the Royal Academy. It continues to hold an annual exhibition of paintings and drawings at the Mall Galleries in London, exhibiting works by both members and a ...

and the

Society of Women Artists The Society of Women Artists (SWA) is a British art body dedicated to celebrating and promoting fine art created by women. It was founded as the Society of Female Artists (SFA) in about 1855, offering women artists the opportunity to exhibit and ...

. She was elected a member of the

Royal Society of British Artists The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy. History The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fif ...

in 1922. Emslie also exhibited in America and Italy. For a time she lived in

Petersfield Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ...

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and then in

Reigate Reigate ( ) is a town status in the United Kingdom, town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as ''Cherchefelle'' and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earlie ...

with the artist Florence May Asher.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emslie, Rosalie 1891 births 1977 deaths 20th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the Royal Academy Schools English women painters Painters from London People from Otford