Elizabeth Forbes

Elizabeth Adela Forbes ( - )
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Armstrong
Short biography

An artist of the Newlyn Colony, Forbes was Canadian by birth. She was a prolific and outstanding painter and was a partner with her husband, Stanhope Forbes, in running The Forbes School of Painting.

Full biography

She died at Newlyn of cancer. A large personal archive of hers is held in the West Cornwall Art Archive.

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A photograph of Elizabeth Forbes in her studio, sitting next to an easel with an unfinished painting on it.
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A photograph of Elizabeth Forbes in her studio.
Date of birth
29 December 1859
Place of birth
Kingston, Ontario
Date of death
16 March 1912
Place of death
Newlyn, Cornwall
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