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* Margaret Dovaston [1884-1955]- 'The Toast', gentlemen in an interior:- signed bottom right oil on canvas 45 x 61cm * Biography. Margaret Dovaston was born in Wandsworth. She studied at Ealing and South Kensington Art Schools. She latterly attended the R. A. Schools for five years. Elected a member of the R.B.A. and Suffolk Street in 1905 she also exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy. Margaret Dovaston developed a special interest in old English interior and Historical scenes. She built up a remarkable collection of period style costume and furniture, creating her subject matter from her imagination. She said of her paintings, 'They tell a story in which the spectator is invited to fill in the details at will'.