A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country/Calvin, (Miss)
CALVIN, (MISS) Daughter of a House Painter, at Penrith, in Cumberland; an ingenious Man in many Things beyond his Profession.
A Lady whose botanical paintings highly merit the attention of the curious: for delicacy of colouring and taste in the disposition of the foliage and flowers, together with the scientific accuracy of the work, her finished pieces vie with any paintings of the kind in Europe, After Mr. Pennant visited this great artist, he could not forbear noting; "Miss Calvin, of exquisite skill in painting plants and flowers, with equal elegance and accuracy: a heaven-born genius, obscure and unknown."
She at length was patronised by Lady Lonsdale, and removed to London, where, soon afterwards, she died without reaping much public fame.