Elinor Proby Adams: A Quiet Observer of Rural England Elinor Proby Adams (18 October 1885 – 18 December 1945) was a British artist whose distinctive style blended meticulous observation with expressive brushwork, primarily focusing on landscapes and animal portraits. Born in Sudbury, Suffolk, her artistic journey began amidst the formative influences of her parents’ scientific pursuits—her father, Henry George Adams, a chemist—and fos…