Elizabeth Testar b. 1819

Also known as Elizabeth Turner
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Testar (née Turner) was a painter and singer. In 1850 she arrived with her husband Thomas in Victoria. Testar became one of Melbourne's principal singers, taking the soprano part at weekly concerts held at the Mechanics Institute. Her obituarist in the Argus stated that she had become best-known for her charity work but added, 'many old colonists will remember with pleasure her artistic

Citations

  • (23 January 1891), 'Mrs. Testar: A forgotten prima donna’, Table Talk.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870