Elizabeth Gray b.

Also known as Elizabeth Sharpe
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Gray received a royal commission after presenting two vases made from black swan eggs on which she had etched 'some sketches of natural history' to the Duke of Edinburgh on his 1867 visit.

Citations

  • Fox, Paul (1992), 'Elizabeth Gray’, Joan Kerr (ed.), The Dictionary of Australian Artists, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Downer, C. and Phipps, J. (1985), 'Victorian Vision: 1834 Onwards’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Hawkins, John B. (1999), 'A Royal Visitor The Duke of Edinburgh K.G. 1867-68, 1869, 1870-71 Part 2: Victoria & Tasmania’, Australiana 21/3, August, p. 65-82.

  • (1868), Illustrated Australian News, 08-05.

  • 'Scientific Scraps’, press cuttings, Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1869), Bendigo Advertiser, 08-23.

  • Information sourced from Hawkins, J.B.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

See also

  • 'Heritage : ADD section 8, plate 321'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book