She was born
Millicent Mary Reeve in
Leadenham,
Lincolnshire, and came to
Lower Canada with her husband Thomas Chaplin of the
Coldstream Guards in 1838. Her husband was a Lieutenant-Colonal stationed in Quebec City due to the fallout of the 1837–1838
Lower Canada Rebellion. Over the next four years she spent in Canada, Chaplin painted landscapes of
Ottawa,
Quebec City, and the
Canadian Maritimes, as well as depictions of the local people. She also copied works by artists such as
James Hope-Wallace,
Henry William Barnard, and
Philip John Bainbrigge. She created an album recounting her journaling and travels, which help approximately 130 watercolour paintings and drawings. A collection of her watercolours and journals from her visit to Canada was published as
Drawing on the Land: The New World Watercolours and Diaries (1838-1942) of Millicent Mary Chaplin (edited by Jim Burant) in 2004. (). == References ==