Education
She studied at the Forbes School of Painting, founded by Stanhope Forbes and his wife Elizabeth, with her brother Joey.
She studied at the Forbes School of Painting, founded by Stanhope Forbes and his wife Elizabeth, with her brother Joey.
She killed herself in 1914 by taking cyanide. She had previously attempted suicide on her wedding night. She is buried at Sancreed churchyard, with a headstone that reads: “Edith Florence-‘Blote’ – wife of A.J.Munnings September 4, 1888 – July 24, 1914.”
She is played by Emily Browning in the film Summer in February, which is based on the novel by Jonathan Smith.