▁r ar ity ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁contents . ▁ ▁A ▁full - length ▁statue ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Ry lands , ▁by ▁Manchester ▁sculpt or ▁John ▁Cass id y , ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁and ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁later ▁life ▁she ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁r he um atic ▁sympt oms ▁and ▁spent ▁frequent ▁periods ▁con val es cing ▁over se as . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁she ▁purchased ▁a ▁villa ▁in ▁Tor qu ay ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁later ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁Following ▁her ▁fun eral ▁in ▁St ret ford , ▁Manchester , ▁she ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁and ▁the ▁as hes ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁v ault ▁where ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁been ▁buried ▁twenty ▁years ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁C emetery , ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁— ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁" R y lands , ▁En ri qu eta ▁August ina ▁( 1 8 4 3 – 1 9 0 8 )", ▁Oxford ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁National ▁Biography , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁online ▁ed n , ▁Oct ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Retrieved ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁( sub scription ▁required ) ▁[ G ow , ▁Elizabeth ] ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁En ri qu eta ▁Ry lands