Early Life and Influences (1919 – 1930s) Evelyn De Morgan, a name often overshadowed by the more celebrated figures of her era, emerged as a remarkably independent and profoundly original artist in early 20th-century Britain. Born Evelyn Pickering in London in 1855, she was the daughter of Percival Pickering Q.C., a prominent barrister, and Anna Maria Spencer Stanhope, a woman of considerable social standing and artistic inclination herself. This lineage provided her with an unusual combination of privilege and exposure to both the world of law and the potential for artistic appreciation – t…