Caroline Williams

Background

Caroline Fanny Williams was born on 25 December 1836 in Saint Marylebone, London. Her father George Augustus Williams (1814-1901) was a popular landscape artist and a member of the Williams family of painters.

Career

Her technical ability was the equal or better to that of many of her male counterparts of the time, but despite the support of her father, she lived in an age where society did not encourage women in the arts She exhibited at the Royal Academy (12 works), the British Institution (19 works), the Suffolk Street Gallery of the Society of British Artists (64 works), and exhibited in many lesser-known Victorian art venues as well, especially the Society of Lady Artists where she was a regular contributor. Three examples of her work are on display at the Reading Museum & Town Hall in Berkshire.

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