Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams

British artist, botanical illustrator and botanical collector (1801-1876)

  • Fame36.1
  • Momentum16.5
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Lived 1801–1876, aged 75
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    1801–1876
    Aged 75
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Updated 2026-06-18

Lady Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams was an English artist and botanical illustrator. She was born on 9 July 1801 to Sarah Amherst and William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. She travelled with her parents to India and while there completed several watercolour paintings now held in the collection of the British Library. She later married Sir John Hay-Williams in 1842. In 1846 Hay-Williams contributed a watercolour to Edwards's Botanical Register. After returning to the United Kingdom she had two children including Margaret Verney. She died in 1876 at Chateau Rhianfa in Anglesey on 8 August 1876.

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