Henrietta Rae | |
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![]() Henrietta Rae, date unknown | |
Born | Henrietta Emma Ratcliffe Rae 30 December 1856 Hammersmith, London, England |
Died | 26 January 1928 (aged 71) Upper Norwood, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Academy Julien, Paris |
Known for | Painter, writer |
Notable work | The Lady with the Lamp |
Movement | Victorian art |
Spouse(s) | Ernest Normand, painter (1857–1923) |
Henrietta Emma Ratcliffe Rae (30 December 1856[1] – 26 January 1928) was a British painter of the late Victorian era,[2][3] who specialised in classical, allegorical and literary subjects. Her best-known painting is The Lady with the Lamp (1891); depicting Florence Nightingale at Scutari.