Bertha E. Merfield b. c.1869

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Known for her mural paintings in Victoria, Bertha E. Merfield was a pioneer of landscape painting among female artists in Australia.
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painter and muralist born in Melbourne. Bertha was the daughter of Thomas Merfield and sister of the astronomer James Merfield.

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Date written:
1999
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2011

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