Spencer, Lilly Martin, 1822-1902

Lilly Martin Spencer (1824-1902) grew up in Marietta, Ohio. She was a child prodigy in art, and in 1841 she moved to Cincinnati to formally study art. She married Benjamin Spencer Rush, a cloth merchant and tailor, in 1844. In 1848 they moved to New York. Spencer was determined to make a career as a painter, and over time she achieved popular and financial success. Many of her works were reproduced and distributed as inexpensive lithographs and engravings.

From the description of Painting [realia] : the Young Wife: First Stew. 1856 circa. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 224057406

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