Laura Capel Lofft
1804–1879 (age 75)
Biography
Laura Capel Lofft was a talented painter and woman of artistic accomplishment during the nineteenth century. Born in 1804, she pursued the visual arts at a time when women's participation in professional artistic endeavours was limited, demonstrating considerable skill and dedication to her craft.
Miss Lofft was laid to rest at Holy Trinity Church in Cambo, a parish with which her family maintained connections. She died in 1879, leaving behind a legacy of artistic achievement and the example of a woman who pursued her creative talents with determination and grace.