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Wells, (née Boyce) Joanna Mary, 1831–1861
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19th century
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Eaton, Fanny (1835–1924), artist's model
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Art in Focus : Women at Yale (Yale Center for British Art, 2020-04-08 - 2020-08-30)
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Black Victorians - Black People in British Art 1800-1900 (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 2006-01-28 - 2006-04-01)
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Black Victorians - Black People in British Art 1800-1900 (Manchester City Galleries, 2005-10-15 - 2006-01-15)
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Figuring Women - The Female in Modern British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-03-28 - 2008-06-08)
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In a New Light: 500 Years of British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2025-04-01 - 2026-01-30)
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Pre-Raphaelite Sisters (National Portrait Gallery, 2019-10-01 - 2020-01-01)
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Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 1998-03-07 - 1998-05-17)
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Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists (Southampton City Art Gallery, 1998-05-30 - 1998-08-02)
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The Black Figure in the European Imaginary (Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 2017-01-20 - 2017-05-15)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Joanna Mary Wells (née Boyce), 1831–1861
Fanny Eaton (née Antwistle or Entwistle)
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