Briar Rose - Anne Anderson - Drawing. Public domain image.

Anne Anderson was born in Scotland, in 1874. She was a prolific Scottish illustrator and writer, primarily known for her art nouveaux-style children’s book illustrations. She also painted, etched, and designed greetings cards. Anderson spent her childhood in Argentina, where she became interested in illustration, before returning to Britain in her late twenties. In June 1912, she married Alan Wright – at Burghfield Common Parish Church in Berkshire, where they would subsequently settle.