Sophia Rosamond Praeger and the Knight of Pentacles

Born on April 17, 1867, in Holywood, County Down, Sophia Rosamond Praeger was raised in a family deeply connected to nature, science, and the arts. Her father, Willem Emilius Praeger, was a linen merchant and a Dutch émigré, and her mother, Sophia Rosetta Purser, was a well-read woman who fostered a love for literature and storytelling in her daughter.