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Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema
(1852 C 15 August 1909 in Hindhead) was from 1871 the second wife of the painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema and a painter in her own right.
A daughter of Dr George Napoleon Epps (who was brother of Dr John Epps), her two sisters were also painters (Emily studied under John Brett, a Pre-Raphaelite, and Ellen under Ford Madox Brown), whilst Edmund Gosse and Rowland Hill were her brothers-in-law. It was at Madox Brown's home that Alma-Tadema first met her in December 1869, when she was aged 17 and he 33. (His first wife had died in May that year.) He fell in love at first sight,and so it was partly her presence in London (and partly the fact that only in England had his work consistently sold) that influenced him into relocating in England rather than elsewhere when forced to leave the continent by the outbreak of the Franco Prussian War in July 1870. Arriving in London at the beginning of September 1870 with his small daughters and sister Artje, Alma-Tadema wasted no time in contacting Laura, and it was arranged that he would give her painting lessons. During one of these, he proposed marriage. As he was then thirty-four and Laura was now only eighteen, her father was initially opposed to the idea. Dr Epps finally agreed on the condition that they should wait until they knew each other better. They married in July 1871 and, though this second marriage proved childless, it also proved enduring and happy, with Laura acting as stepmother to her husband's children by his first marriage.
The Paris Salon in 1873 gave Laura her first success in painting, and five years later, at the Paris International Exhibition, she was one of only two English women artists exhibited.
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The Women of Amphissa
The Women of Amphissa, by Lawrence Alma Tadema.
Painting ID:: 58193
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The_Women_of_Amphissa
The Women of Amphissa, by Lawrence Alma Tadema.
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At the Doorway
"At the Doorway" (1898), by Laura Alma-Tadema
Painting ID:: 58194
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At_the_Doorway
"At the Doorway" (1898), by Laura Alma-Tadema
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Women of Amfiss
Technique Oil on panel
Dimensions 129.9 X 182.9 cm (51.14 X 72.01 in)
Painting ID:: 67800
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Women_of_Amfiss
Technique Oil on panel
Dimensions 129.9 X 182.9 cm (51.14 X 72.01 in)
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With a Babe in the Woods
between 1879(1879) and 1880(1880)
Oil on canvas mounted on panel
31.1 X 22.9 cm (12.24 X 9.02 in)
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Painting ID:: 72212
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With_a_Babe_in_the_Woods
between 1879(1879) and 1880(1880)
Oil on canvas mounted on panel
31.1 X 22.9 cm (12.24 X 9.02 in)
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A Favourite Custom
Date 1909(1909)
Source Picture scan
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Painting ID:: 73397
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A_Favourite_Custom
Date 1909(1909)
Source Picture scan
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Laura_Theresa_Alma-Tadema
(1852 C 15 August 1909 in Hindhead) was from 1871 the second wife of the painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema and a painter in her own right.
A daughter of Dr George Napoleon Epps (who was brother of Dr John Epps), her two sisters were also painters (Emily studied under John Brett, a Pre-Raphaelite, and Ellen under Ford Madox Brown), whilst Edmund Gosse and Rowland Hill were her brothers-in-law. It was at Madox Brown's home that Alma-Tadema first met her in December 1869, when she was aged 17 and he 33. (His first wife had died in May that year.) He fell in love at first sight,and so it was partly her presence in London (and partly the fact that only in England had his work consistently sold) that influenced him into relocating in England rather than elsewhere when forced to leave the continent by the outbreak of the Franco Prussian War in July 1870. Arriving in London at the beginning of September 1870 with his small daughters and sister Artje, Alma-Tadema wasted no time in contacting Laura, and it was arranged that he would give her painting lessons. During one of these, he proposed marriage. As he was then thirty-four and Laura was now only eighteen, her father was initially opposed to the idea. Dr Epps finally agreed on the condition that they should wait until they knew each other better. They married in July 1871 and, though this second marriage proved childless, it also proved enduring and happy, with Laura acting as stepmother to her husband's children by his first marriage.
The Paris Salon in 1873 gave Laura her first success in painting, and five years later, at the Paris International Exhibition, she was one of only two English women artists exhibited.
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