Sarah Rhodes

Sarah Rhodes
Born	1787 Leeds, England
Died	1862 Roundhay, England
Nationality	English
Known for	Botanical art
Spouse	Stephen Nicholson
Parents	Matthew Rhodes and Mary Smith

Sarah t Rhodes (1787 Leeds - 1862 Roundhay, Leeds), was an English amateur botanical artist who used watercolours and gouache on vellum to produce unusual plant images.

Sarah was the second daughter of Matthew Rhodes (1751-1802), a wool merchant from Campfield in Leeds, and Mary Smith who were married on 27 October 1785 in St Peters, Leeds. Mary Smith died on 18 December 1826 in Campfield. ^[1]

On 1 December 1807 in Leeds, Sarah married a banker, Stephen Nicholson (1779 Chapel Allerton -23 Feb 1858 Roundhay), son of William Nicholson and Grace Whitaker, who inherited Roundhay Park and Chapel Allerton estates on 8 February 1833 after the death of his older half-brother Thomas' widow. ^[2] Thomas had also been a banker in Leeds and London, and was the son of William Nicholson and his first wife, Hannah Slater. After Sarah's death in 1862, the property was left to Nicholson's nephew's widow and children. A dispute amongst the heirs led to the estate's being sold to the city. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Hibiscus sp.

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  Alstroemeria sp.

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  Lily

External links

• Media related to Sarah Rhodes at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ Cadmans at St John the Evangelist Roundhay, Leeds
2. ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland
3. ^ Rare Prints Gallery

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Name	Rhodes, Sarah
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Date of birth	1787
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Date of death	1862
Place of death	Roundhay, England