Template:Did you know nominations/Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:04, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning

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Lady Canning, c. 1860

... that Lady Canning (pictured), India's first vicereine, has been described as one of the country's most memorable women botanical illustrators? [1] [2]

Reviewed: ~~Pending~~ William L. Sullivan (author)
Comment: I'm open to other hook suggestions; she lived an interesting life!

5x expanded by Ruby2010 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:32, 12 January 2017 (UTC).

General eligibility:

New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: There ought to be a picture included. The article doesn't currently include any botanical illustrations, which is a shame, so a portrait of the subject would be good.I looked for examples of the subject's work but didn't find much online. I've found a photo of her at work (right) which might be suitable. The nominator suggested the portrait which is the lead image. Andrew D. (talk) 17:50, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing, Andrew Davidson! I also had trouble finding available images of her work online, but I have added a different image of Canning to the hook; let me know what you think. I will also complete my QPQ requirement today, and post here when done. Ruby 2010/2013 20:10, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

The painting is in colour and has a rosy-cheeked charm which might do well. But the photo actually shows her at work on a botanical illustration and so is more relevant to the hook. We need a third opinion, I think. Andrew D. (talk) 20:17, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Good point about using a photo showing her art – I've swapped in that image into the hook. I've also added my QPQ above. Regards, Ruby 2010/2013 04:24, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the QPQ – I've updated the review checklist to cover that and the image. Andrew D. (talk) 08:15, 16 January 2017 (UTC)