Frances Bunsen
Frances Bunsen (born March 4, 1791 in Bedfordshire , † April 23, 1876 in Karlsruhe ), née Frances Waddington , was a Welsh painter and author. She was the wife of Christian Karl Josias von Bunsen and the older sister of Augusta Hall to Lady Llanover .
Baroness Frances Bunsen was born in Dunsten Park, Bedfordshire. She was one of the five daughters of landowner Benjamin Waddington and Georgiana Mary Ann née Port (1771–1850), and later lived in Tŷ Uchaf, Llanover, Monmouthshire . Her mother was a great niece of Mary Delany . Frances Bunsen was a talented watercolor painter . In July 1817 she married Christian Karl Josias von Bunsen , Prussian ambassador in Rome and later envoy in London. After his death in 1860 she published a treatise on his life.
painting
- Swansea (1808)
- Hills beyond Crickhowell (1808)
- Monmouth (1810)
- Basaleg Church (1813)
- Tredegar Park (1813)
- Abergavenny Church (1838)
- Abercarn (1847)
literature
- Frances Waddington Bunsen: Christian Carl Josias Freiherr Von Bunsen (German Edition), Let Me Print, 2012, ISBN 5875126175
- Augustus John Cuthbert: The Life and Letters of Frances Baroness Bunsen . Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1882 ( Archive.org )
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Frances Bunsen in the International Music Score Library Project
- Online Books by Bunsen, Frances Waddington, baroness, (1791-1876)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bunsen, Frances |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waddington, Frances (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh painter and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bedfordshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1876 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |