Maud Messel
Maud Messel | |
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| Born | Maud Frances Sambourne August 5, 1875 |
| Died | March 8, 1960 (aged 84) |
| Spouse |
Leonard Messel (m. 1898) |
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Maud Frances Messel MBE (née Sambourne; 5 August 1875 – 8 March 1960) was a British artist and horticulturalist. She was awarded an MBE for her work with the Red Cross in World War I.
Biography
Maud Frances Sambourne was born on 5 August 1875 in Kensington, the daughter of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne and Marion Herapath Sambourne.[1] She grew up in Sambourne House.[2]
Samboure had lessons from artist Blanche Vicat-Cole and published her first drawing in Punch in 1892, followed by drawings in Pall Mall Magazine in 1894. She also provided illustrations for a pair of books of fantastic stories: Fantasies (1896) by Mabel Nembhard and Cherriwink: a fairy story (1897) by Rachel Penn.[1]
During World War I, Maud Messel was commandant of the Knowle Auxiliary Hospital, a 20-bed military hospital, in Balcombe, West Sussex near the Mussel's country home Balcombe House. Hundreds of wounded soldiers were treated at the Knowle hospital.[3]
At Balcombe House and their later country home Nymans, Messel built a widely praised garden featuring old garden roses.[4]
Messel died on 8 March 1960.[4]
Marriage
She married German stockbroker Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel (1872–1953) on 20 April 1898.[1][4]
Maud and Leonard Messel had three children:
- Linley Francis Messel (1899–1971), British Army officer
- Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse (1902–1992), mother of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon and Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse.
- Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904–1974), artist and stage designer
References
- ^ a b c "Sambourne Family Archive". www.rbkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Forster, Katie (2016-03-13). "Creating an impression: inside a Victorian home". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Maud Frances Messel (MES8367)". www.jewsfww.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ a b c Perks, Liz (2021-03-19). "Maud Messel (1875 - 1960) - a collector of the beautiful old roses". The Rosarian Library. Retrieved 2024-07-04.