Ellen Creathorne Clayton

Eleanor (known as Ellen) Creathorne Clayton (married name Needham) (1834–1900) was an author and artist.[1]

Eleanor Creathorne Clayton
Born1834
Dublin
Died1900
London
NationalityUnited Kingdom

She was born in Ireland but moved to London and is best known for her dictionary of English women painters.[2]

Selected works
  • Queens of song: being memoirs of some of the most celebrated female vocalists who have appeared on the lyric state, from the earliest days of opera to the present time: To which is added a chronological list of all the operas that have been performed in Europe., 1865
  • Women of the Reformation
  • English Female Artists, 2 volumes, 1876
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Volume II of English female artists, includes an autobiography on page 324


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