Jessica Hayllar (1858 - 1940)

Jessica Hayllar

Jessica Ellen Hayllar is a British artist and painter.

Jessica was born into the family of English painter James Hayllar (1829-1920). Besides her, his three other daughters - Edith, Mary and Kate were also famous artists. Jessica studied under her father and began exhibiting her work in 1879. In her paintings, she most often depicted members of her family in everyday life and holidays, in quiet interiors and surrounded by flowers. Moreover, much of Jessica Hayllar's work represents an idealized view of female domestic life in the Victorian era.