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Eloise Harriet Stannard                1829 - 1915                The daughter of Alfred Stannard, Eloise was a member of one of the foremost families of artists which characterised the Norwich School. She may have attended her father's art classes, and assisted in his studio. Her earliest work shows the influence of the Dutch Still Life Masters and in particular Van Huysum, but by the mid 1860s she had developed her own style, depicting less formal compositions, painted in natural light. The quality of her painting ensured many patrons, and the Norwich Corporation permitted her to use pieces of their plate in her pictures.

She exhibited her pictures of flowers and fruit at the Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1856-83, and was a member of the Society of Lady Artists. Her pictures are often compared with those of George Lance, who was an admirer of her work.