MADAME CANZIANI
(Miss Louisa Starr).
AGE 8.
From a Photograph.
AGE 20.
From a Photo by M. Bowness, Ambleside.
AGE 27.
From a Photo by Elliott & Fry.
PRESENT DAY.
From a Photo by Elliott & Fry.
MADAME CANZIANI, better known in the early days of her career as Miss Louisa Starr, became a student of the Academy at an unusually early age, and, making quick progress, she took, first, the silver medal for the best copy of Murillo's "Beggar Boys." This was the first time any woman had taken a medal of the Royal Academy. The following year she took the highest honour possible for an Academy student, namely, the gold medal for historical painting, it being awarded to her, together with a scholarship of £50. Since this date, works by Madame Canziani have been seen every year on the walls of the Royal Academy, this year's being "Roses" and "Dorothy Belleville."