From @joannechocolat

Elizabeth, Lady Wilbraham (1632 – 1705) was a member of the English aristocracy and a major architectural patron.

Unable to become an #architect because she was a woman, she studied in #Italy and tutored Christopher Wren, who may have been given credit for hundreds of her designs.

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(For those of you who may not know, this series originally began as # Neglected Women & was to highlight women whose achievements have been usurped by men.

It became # CelebratingWomen', which is much more positive, and then became more about remarkable women in general - including many now who are still alive - but it is still interesting to see this calling back to the original idea, and to realise how much of the *full* identity of woman has been lost.)

This ainting of Lady Elizabeth Wilbraham is by Sir Peter Lely, 17th century. (Peter Lely, 1618-1680)

#CelebratingWomen #ChristopherWren #Architecture #LadyElizabethWilbraham #SirPeterLely