Rachel de Montmorency
British artist (1891-1961)
Rachel de Montmorency, born Rachel Marion Tancock (15 July 1891 – 15 November 1961), was an English painter and artist working in stained glass. She learned about stained glass when she worked for artist Christopher Whall in the 1910s and 1920s. During World War I, she worked as a voluntary nurse.
After she married Miles de Montmorency (1893–1963) in 1931, the couple often worked together on her commissions. She was a follower of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Biography
Rachel was born on 15 July 1891, at Rossall, Fleetwood, Lancashire. Her father, the Rev. Charles Coverdale Tancock D.D., was the headmaster of Rossall School. He became headmaster of Tonbridge School in Kent and hired stained glass artist Christopher Whall to create a set of windows for the school's chapel.
Rachel became one of Whall's pupils after completing her studies at Heathfield School, Ascot.
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