Lydia Field Emmet

Lydia Field Emmet
"Self Portrait". 1912. Oil on canvas
Born(1866-01-23)January 23, 1866
New Rochelle, New York
DiedAugust 16, 1952(1952-08-16) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting, Portraiture

Lydia Field Emmet (January 23, 1866 – August 16, 1952) was an American artist best known for her work as a portraitist. She studied with, among others, prominent artists such as William Merritt Chase, Harry Siddons Mowbray, Kenyon Cox and Tony Robert-Fleury. Emmet exhibited widely during her career, and her paintings can now be found hanging in the White House, and many prestigious art galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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