Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825 – 1916) illustrated poetry and prose by some of the most popular authors of her time. She regularly drew and painted using ink and watercolour, sketching landscapes, animals and her children from life. She also made drawings from her imagination, often reflecting spiritual themes.

This drawing was used as one of the final illustrations printed in the artists' publication A Book of Heavenly Birthdays (1893, London Elliot Stock)