“Mrs. Stanhope Forbes’s work does not ask you for any of that chivalrous gentleness which is in itself so derogatory to the powers of women.  As an artist she stands shoulder to shoulder with the very best; she has taste and fancy, without which she could not be an artist.  But what strikes one about her most is summed up in the word ‘ability.’  She is essentially able.  The work which that wonderful left hand of hers finds to do, it does with a certainty that makes most other work look tentative beside hers.  The gestures and poses she chooses in her models show how little she fears drawing, while the gistness of her criticism has a most solvent effect in dissolving the doubts that hover round the making of pictures.”

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FORTI, ENRICA. Rome.

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FORTIN DE COOL, DELFINA. Third-class medal, Madrid, 1864, for the following works reproduced on porcelain:  the “Conception” of Murillo, the “Magdalen” of Antolinez, and the portrait of Alonso Cano by Velazquez; also a portrait on ivory of a young girl.

This artist, who was French by birth, was a pupil of her father.  For paintings executed in the imperial works at Sevres, she was awarded prizes at Blois, Besancon, Rouen, Perigueux, and Paris.

FOULQUES, ELISA. Born in Pjatigorsk, in the Caucasus.  She came under Italian influence when but four years old, and was taken to Naples.  At the Institute of the Fine Arts she was a pupil of Antoriello, Mancinelli, Perrisi, and Solari.  She received a diploma when leaving the Institute.  Her picture, “Mendica,” was exhibited in Naples, 1886; “Un ultimo Squardo” and “Sogno,” 1888.  In London, in 1888, “Tipo Napoletano,” “Studio dal vero,” and “Ricordi” were exhibited.  Since 1884 this artist has taught drawing in the Municipal School for Girls in Naples, and has executed many portraits in oil, as well as numerous pastels and water-colors.  Among her later works are “La Figlia del Corsaro,” “Chiome nere,” “Una Carezza al Nonno,” and “Di Soppiatto.”

FRACKLETON, SUSAN STUART. Medal at Antwerp Exposition, 1894; at Paris Exposition, 1900.  Founder and first president of National League of Mineral Painters; member of Park and Outdoor Association.  Born at Milwaukee, 1848.  Pupil of private studios in Milwaukee and New York.

Mrs. Frackleton’s gas-kilns for firing decorated china and glass are well known; also her book, “Tried by Fire,” a treatise on china painting.  As a ceramic artist she has exhibited in various countries, and has had numerous prizes for her work.  She declined the request of the Mexican Government to be at the head of a National School of Ceramic Decoration, etc.  She is also a lecturer on topics connected with the so-called arts and crafts.

FREEMAN, FLORENCE. Born in Boston. 1836-1883.  Pupil of Richard S. Greenough in Boston and of Hiram Powers in Florence, Italy.  After a year in Florence she went to Rome, where she made her home.  Among her works are a bust of “Sandalphon,” which belonged to Mr. Longfellow, bas-reliefs of Dante, and a statue of the “Sleeping Child.”