Harriet Jane Carrick Moore (1801 – 6 March 1884) was a British watercolour artist who is best known for her drawings of

Michael Faraday Michael Faraday (; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic inducti ...

's work at the Royal Institution. She documented his apartment, study, and laboratory in a series of watercolour paintings in the early 1850s. Letters between Faraday and Moore survive at the

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. She, and her family, were close with the Swiss-born artist

Henry Fuseli Henry Fuseli ( ; German: Johann Heinrich Füssli ; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as '' The Nightmare'', deal with supernatu ...

. She was the eldest of the five children of James Carrick Moore (1762–1860) and Harriet Henderson (1779–1866). She was the niece of Sir John Moore, a British army general in the

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Gallery

File:Royal Institution - Michael Faraday's study.jpg, Michael Faraday's Study on the second floor at The Royal Institution, 1850–55 File:M Faraday Lab H Moore.jpg, ''Michael Faraday in his laboratory.'' c. 1850s File:Michael Faradays Flat at Royal Institution.jpg, Michael Faraday's flat at the Royal Institution, between 1850 and 1855

References

External links

Harriet Jane Moore gallery at artchive.com
Accessed February 2010. 1801 births 1884 deaths Artists from London British watercolourists Date of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{UK-painter-19thC-stub