Martha Darley Mutrie
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Martha Darley Mutrie (26 August 1824 – 30 December 1885) was a British painter. Her paintings consisted mostly of fruit and flowers. She grew up in Manchester, England, and studied at the Manchester School of Design.[2] Mutrie's works were shown at the Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Manchester Institution and other national and international exhibitions. Her works are among the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum.
Martha Mutrie was born in Ardwick on 26 August 1824,[3] and was the oldest daughter of Robert Mutrie,[4] a cotton trader from Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.[2] She had one younger sister, Annie Feray Mutrie, born on 6 March 1826 in Manchester.[2][4] Her family soon settled in Manchester.[4] Martha Mutrie moved to London in 1854, and died in Kensington, England on 30 December 1885.[2][failed verification] Her sister, Annie died on 28 September 1893 in Brighton.[2]
