b. 25 November 1849. d. 6 September 1938. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Illustrator, designer, teacher, and architect. Monogram: “M. F-T.” Sister of Christina
Catherine Fraser Tytler. Born in Nassick, Bombay Presidency, India, but moved with
her family to their home in Scotland two years later. Contributed several illustrations
to her sister’s books, such as *Sweet Violet and Other Stories* (1869). Contributed
to *Fantastic Stories* (1874) by Richard von Volkmann. Educated at the South Kensington
Art Training Schools and Slade School of Art. Married George Frederic Watts on 20
November 1886. Travelled to Italy, Germany, Egypt, Constantinople, and Athens. Designed
and decorated the Compton cemetery mortuary chapel (1898-1904). Taught local pottery
classes until 1934. Helped establish the Compton Potters’ Arts Guild. Director of
the the Watts Gallery from 1906, which featured her late husband’s work. President
of the Godalming Suffrage Society. Biographical information: *ODNB*; Rose Lucy Ella
Rose, *Suffragist Artists in Partnership: Gender, Word and Image*, Edinburgh University
Press, 2018, p. 109. (CC)