▁a ▁British ▁painter . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁Frederick ▁William ▁Be ech ey ' s ▁five ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁she ▁married ▁a ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁official , ▁Edward ▁Hop kins , ▁whose ▁work ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁North ▁America . ▁Hop kins ▁travel led ▁alongside ▁with ▁him . ▁While ▁sail ing , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁sketch ▁extens ively , ▁therefore , ▁capt uring ▁a ▁now ▁lost ▁way ▁of ▁living ▁– ▁the ▁last ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁fur ▁trade . ▁ ▁Hop kins ▁painted ▁act ively ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁and ▁' 7 0 s . ▁Her ▁best - known ▁works ▁are ▁several ▁large ▁paint ings ▁made ▁from ▁her ▁sketch es . ▁She ▁port rayed ▁a ▁voyage ur ' s ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁mid - n in ete enth ▁century . ▁Hop kins , ▁however , ▁remained ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁until ▁recently . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁considering ▁that , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁artist ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁context ▁where ▁gender - im posed ▁restrictions ▁were ▁pre val ent . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Frances ▁Anne ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁dub bed ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁" st aked ▁out ▁an ▁identity ▁based ▁on ▁difference : ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁men ." ▁Her ▁works ▁were ▁featured ▁at ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Association ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁followed ▁by , ▁eleven ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁Hop kins ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0