Surname: Coode Forename(s): Helen Hoppner d. 1915. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Painter, watercolorist, illustrator, and short story writer. Born c. 1831. Based in
Notting Hill, London, and Guildford, Surrey. Flourished 1859-1880. Known as “Miss
Coode.” Specialized in figure subjects, vignettes, and decorative initials. Worked
as first woman illustrator for Punch under her monogram. Won a Royal Academy exhibition prize in 1867. Author and illustrator
of The Strange Story of Eugenia, The Necromancer’s Hand, &c (1885). Biographical information: Houfe 265; Wood 101; Pamela Gerrish Nunn, Victorian Women Artists, The Women’s Press, 1987, p. 116; Wikisource <https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Helen_Hoppner_Coode>
(21 April 2021). (AC)