July 12, 1866

Margaret Carpenter (1793 to November 13 1872) was born a Geddes. Her sister married a William Collins and Margaret was the aunt, then, of Wilkie Collins. Margaret was a painter, often of society subjects. Like Countess of Lovelace, Byron's daughter. Here is a collection of Carpenter's work. And below is one of her paintings,  a child and a cat.




Margaret married William Hookham Carpenter, who was the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. They had a very happy marriage and their children included two more artists. Her husband was at the Museum when he died, July 12, 1866. For his services, Queen Victoria awarded a pension to his wife, of 100 pounds a year.