Artist
Lydia Field Emmet

American, 1866–1952
Lydia Field Emmet was an American Impressionism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Brooklyn Museum. Lydia Field Emmet was born in New Rochelle.
Lydia Field Emmet (January 23, 1866 – August 16, 1952) was an American artist best known for her work as a portraitist. She studied with, among others, prominent artists such as William Merritt Chase, Harry Siddons Mowbray, Kenyon Cox and Tony Robert-Fleury. Emmet exhibited widely during her career, and her paintings can now be found hanging in the White House, and many prestigious art galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
