▁Louis a ▁Tw ining ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁ 2 0 ▁Nor folk ▁Street ▁( now ▁gone ) ▁in ▁central ▁London , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁her ▁family ' s ▁famous ▁T win ings ▁tea ▁business ▁on ▁the ▁Str and . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁nin th ▁and ▁young est ▁child ▁of ▁Richard ▁Tw ining ▁( 1 7 7 2 – 1 8 5 7 ), ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁Mary , ▁n ée ▁S my th ies ▁( 1 7 7 9 – 1 8 6 6 ). ▁ ▁Tw ining ' s ▁mat ernal ▁ancest ry ▁is ▁well ▁documented ▁in ▁The ▁Long cro ft s : ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Years ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁Family ▁by ▁James ▁Phill ips - E v ans ▁( A ma zon ▁UK , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁adult ▁life , ▁Louis a ▁was ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁art ▁historian ▁and ▁she ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁Symbol s ▁and ▁Em blem s ▁of ▁Media eval ▁Christian ▁Art ▁( 1 8 5 2 ) ▁and ▁Types ▁and ▁Fig ures ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁( 1 8 5 4 ). ▁Louis a ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁botan ical ▁artist ▁Elizabeth ▁Tw ining . ▁ ▁Louis a ▁ ▁was ▁inspired ▁in ▁her ▁youth ▁by ▁the ▁conditions ▁in ▁which ▁her ▁nur se ▁lived ▁in ▁her ▁advanced ▁age : ▁the ▁old ▁woman ▁lived ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁poor est ▁districts ▁in ▁London . ▁With ▁expos ure ▁to ▁such ▁pover ty , ▁Tw ining ▁felt ▁incl ined