▁Mut rie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ar d wick ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Robert ▁Mut rie , ▁a ▁cot ton ▁tr ader ▁from ▁Roth es ay , ▁B ute , ▁Scotland . ▁She ▁had ▁one ▁younger ▁sister , ▁An nie ▁Fer ay ▁Mut rie , ▁born ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁Her ▁family ▁soon ▁settled ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁Mar tha ▁Mut rie ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁K ens ington , ▁England ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Her ▁sister , ▁An nie ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁in ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Mut rie ▁studied ▁under ▁George ▁Wall is ▁at ▁the ▁Manchester ▁School ▁of ▁Design ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁She ▁continued ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁Wall is ' ▁private ▁a cademy . ▁Mut rie ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Manchester ▁Institution , ▁and ▁other ▁English ▁and ▁international ▁exhib itions . ▁F ruit ▁and ▁Spring ▁Flow ers ▁were ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁respectively . ▁John ▁Rus kin ▁appreciated ▁her ▁works , ▁Prim ulas ▁and ▁Ger an iums , ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ' s ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁exhibition ▁and