Early Life and Influences (1855 – 1919) Evelyn De Morgan, a name often overshadowed by the more celebrated figures of her era, was an artist who fiercely defied societal expectations and carved out a unique space for herself within the vibrant artistic landscape of late Victorian and Edwardian England. Born in London in 1855 to Percival Pickering Q.C. and Anna Maria Spencer Stanhope, Evelyn’s upbringing was steeped in privilege yet simultaneously marked by constraints imposed upon women of her class. Her family's lineage traced back through generations of prominent figures – politicians, lan…