About Louise Rayner
Louise Ingram Rayner (1832 – 1924) was born in Matlock Bath in Derbyshire but later moved to London in 1842. At the age of fifteen, Rayner was studying painting with her father (Samuel Rayner, who was also a well known artist) and friends such as George Cattermole, Edmund Niemann, David Roberts and Frank Stone.
Rayner moved to Chester, Cheshire but also travelled extensively, painting many British Town and Cityscapes. Her paintings featured populated street scenes from the Victorian era.
Louise Rayner exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852 with an oil painting. However, later in 1860, she started painting with watercolours. She exhibited for over 50 years showing at many leading art groups including the Society of Lady Artists, The Royal Academy, Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of British Artists. Today, her work is shown in collections at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth, Derby Museum and Art Gallery and the Grosvenor Museum, Chester which houses over 20 of her watercolours.
