Margaret Lindsay Williams: A Life in Portraiture Margaret Lindsay Williams (1888-1960) was a celebrated Welsh artist renowned for her striking portraits of British royalty, European nobility, and American presidents. Though highly successful during her lifetime, her work experienced a period of relative obscurity before being rediscovered as an important figure in 20th-century portraiture. Early Life and Education Born in Cardiff, Wales, Margaret Lindsay Williams was the eldest daughter of Samuel A. Williams, a shipbroker, and Martha Margaret Lindsay, of Scottish descent. From the ag…