A Wiltshire Cottage, 19th-20th century, Helen Allingham, English, 1848 - 1926, 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. ( x cm) (sight)20 x 16 11/16 in. ( x cm) (outer frame), Watercolor over graphite, England, 19th-20th century, Widowed at age 41 and feeling financial pressure to support her three young children, Helen Allingham stepped up her output of watercolors, most of which featured rural cottages and gardens. Her watercolors were wildly popular yet also polarizing. Their popularity may have arisen from the nostalgic needs of those departing to to far-flung colonies

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