▁Hop kins ▁to ▁establish ▁her ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁painter ▁that ▁special ised ▁in ▁landscape ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁w ilder ness . ▁ ▁Her ▁painting ▁has ▁strong ▁use ▁of ▁narr ative , ▁sty list ic ▁and ▁phot ographic ▁language . ▁There ▁is ▁debate ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁art istic ▁style ▁of ▁painting ▁Hop kins ▁con forms ▁to , ▁however ▁she ▁is ▁often ▁identified ▁with ▁real ism , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁rom antic ▁ideal ism ▁within ▁her ▁paint ings . ▁Today , ▁her ▁voyage ur ▁paint ings ▁are ▁fairly ▁recogn is able ▁because ▁of ▁how ▁often ▁they ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁text book ▁and ▁period ical ▁illustr ation , ▁however ▁her ▁name ▁has ▁f aded ▁into ▁obsc urity . ▁In ▁her ▁lifetime , ▁she ▁only ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Canada ▁once ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Association ▁of ▁Montr éal ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁would ▁her ▁work ▁be ▁organ ised ▁into ▁an ▁extensive ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Frances ▁Anne ▁Hop kins ▁by ▁the ▁Th under ▁Bay ▁Art ▁Gallery . ▁Her ▁work ▁is ▁now ▁found ▁at ▁several ▁museum s ▁throughout ▁Canada ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Glen bow ▁Museum ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁and ▁Archives ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Late ▁life ▁After ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁England , ▁Frances ▁Anne ▁Hop kins ▁continued ▁to ▁paint ▁or ▁draw ▁almost ▁daily . ▁She ▁worked ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁studio