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Margaret Fitchett

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'''Margaret Fitchett''' (1875 - 1956) was a New Zealand artist.

Fitchett was born in Dunedin, the daughter of [[The Very Reverend]] [[Alfred Fitchett]], [[St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin|Dean of Dunedin]]. She studied at Dunedin Art School, then traveled to Europe to study in [[Dresden]] under portrait painter . Fitchett also studied in Paris at the [[Académie Julian]], Rue de Berri, where her professors included [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] and [[Gabriel Ferrier]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Following her time at the Académie Julian, Fitchett studies under the tuition of impressionist .

When she returned to Dunedin, she took pupils for a time before returning to Europe to study at the Royal Academy of Copenhagen, under genre painter [[Viggo Johansen|Viggo Johannsen]] and miniaturist Laura Sarauw.<ref> NZETC|website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>

Fitchett married metallurgical engineer Frank Elmore, and lived in England until her death in 1956.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== References ==



[[Category:1875 births]]
[[Category:1956 deaths]]
[[Category:New Zealand artists]]
[[Category:People from Otago]]



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