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Olivia Serres (3 April 1772 – 21 November 1834), known as Olive, was a British painter and writer, born in Warwick. She is also known as an English impostor who claimed the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland.
A fisherman with a woman and a dog by the side of a lake in a wooded landscape; on the right, ruined masonry lies amidst the foliage; in the background, an extensive landscape with a classical bridge in the middle distance.
In 1817 Olivia Serres concocted an elaborate story to prove that she had royal ancestry. According to Serres, Wilmot had secretly married Princess Poniatowski, sister of King Stanislaus I of Poland, and thus Wilmot was actually her grandfather rather than her uncle.
English painter and impostor. Name variations: Princess Olive, Olive Serres. Born Olivia Wilmot, April 3, 1772, in Warwick, England; died Nov 21, 1834, in England; dau. of Robert Wilmot (house painter); m.
Olivia Serres. primary name:Serres, Olivia. other name:Wilmot, Olivia. Details. British; Female. Other dates. 1722-1834. Biography. Artist and author; wife of John T Serres, the painter; the self-styled Princess Olive of Cumberland.
SERRES, Mrs. OLIVIA (1772–1834), calling herself the Princess Olive of Cumberland, born at Warwick, 3 April 1772, was daughter of Robert Wilmot, house-painter of Warwick, who afterwards removed to London, and of Anna Maria, his wife. She was baptised on 15 April 1772 at St. Nicholas Church, Warwick.
Olivia Serres (née Wilmot) (1772-1834), Artist and author. Sitter in 3 portraits. Tell us More
