[1] Eleanor Creathorne Clayton was born in Dublin on 15 February 1834 but moved to London with her father in 1841.
Her aunt, Caroline Millard, was wood engraver based in Dublin.
Though she is best known for her dictionary of English women painters, Clayton also wrote a number of novels and histories.
[2] In February 1879, Clayton married solicitor James Henry Needham but continued to publish under her maiden name.
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