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Charlotte Nasmyth (17 February 1804 – 26 July 1884) was a Scottish oil and watercolour painter, the youngest of the six daughters of the painter Alexander Nasmyth (1758–1840) and his wife Barbara Foulis (died 1847). She was probably the most prolific of the sisters, all of whom were also successful painters,[1][2] with a style “wilder, more rugged and flamboyant, and less picturesque” than that of her sisters.[1]
Very little is known of Charlotte’s life, but Nasmyth was determined that all his children should be able to be independent, and accordingly taught them to draw and paint.[1] After he set up an art school in the family home at 47 York Place, Edinburgh, some time between 1785 and 1792, Charlotte and her sisters helped with the tuition.[2]
The subjects of Charlotte’s paintings include landscapes of north Wales and various regions of England and Scotland, suggesting that she travelled widely throughout Britain; gnarled tree trunks with broken branches were one of her favourite subjects.[1]
Charlotte died on 26 July 1884 in Putney, Surrey, and was buried in the family plot in Putney Lower Common cemetery.[1]
