Ellen Burgess b. c.1821

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Daughter of Judge Francis Burgess, Ellen visited Norfolk Island for a few months in 1846 with her father. While there she documented the landscape - her images are now represented in the collection of St Davids Anglican Church in Hobart, Tasmania
Name
Ellen Burgess
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
c.1821
Death date
30 July 1908
Death place
Hobart, Tasmania
Active Period
  • 1845 - 1866
Arrival
  • 1853
Training
  • 1843 - 1848 under John Skinner Prout, Hobart, Tasmania
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870