Lady Eveline Marie Alexander

[2] While there is little known about Lady Eveline Marie Alexander, she is now well known for being an amateur painter whose primary skills were in oil and watercolor.

[4] She accompanied her military husband on a Canadian tour of duty from 1841 to 1849, when she settled in London, Ontario.

In 1843 she painted a scene of a military steeple chase, which was turned into a popular lithograph.

[6] In 1841 through 1849, Lady Eveline joined Sir James Edward Alexander while he was being stationed in London, Ontario during his Canadian tour.

While stationed during the Canadian tour, she created a sketch depicting her surroundings which was of the military steeplechase and was lithographed.