Henrietta Emma Ratcliffe Rae - Artist Info

About Henrietta Emma Ratcliffe Rae

Name variants

Mrs Ernest Normand, H Rae, Mrs Ernest Rae
  • Biography

    A CHAT WITH MRS. ERNEST NORMAND.

    The Sketch, 28 March 1894, pp. 465–6.

    There was a distinct promise of spring in the air one sunshiny February afternoon as I wound my way, somewhat breathlessly, up one of the ascending roads in the near vicinity of the Crystal Palace. At the summit of the hill stood a big red-brick villa, set back in a rambling garden, where the yellow crocus was already shooting forth, slim and cheerful. Standing before the hall-door of “Aucklands” there was a remarkably expansive view, the clearness of the atmosphere helping one to see many mile round, while a playful spring wind swept right across the country with invigoration in its touch.

    Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Normand, the artist couple, were both at...

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