Eloise and her aunt Emily Coppin Stannard (Joseph's wife) would become the only two notable women artists associated with the Norwich School.

[2] Her subjects were mainly fruits—particularly fruits not grown in England—piled in baskets and bowls, set against a monochrome background in natural light and sometimes accented with small insects.

Day summed up her achievement as follows:[4] When one considers the work of E.H. Stannard the outstanding feature is her extraordinary good taste; this combined with her sensitive technique and genius places her in the very top rank of British Nineteenth Century still life painters.

Stannard suffered from poor health but still maintained an active career as a painter, exhibiting regularly and becoming so successful that she never needed to take in pupils, as was often the case for women artists in the 19th century.

In 1857, she received a tribute written by George Nicol, Secretary of the British Institution, who wrote,[9]I cannot refrain from taking this opportunity of telling you that Mr. Lance said to me on the varnishing day, 'Mr.

[2] After 1873, when in the wake of her mother's death she assumed extra family responsibilities, her paintings became smaller and her exhibition career declined.