Caroline Louisa Waring Atkinson b. 25 February 1834

Also known as Louisa Atkinson, L. A., Louisa Calvert
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial-era NSW naturalist writer and illustrator. Caroline Atkinson was the daughter of Charlotte Barton, author of 'A Mother's Offering to Her Children' (1841), the first children's book written and published in Australia. Atkinson herself was an accomplished writer whose work appeared in numerous publications including the Sydney Morning Herald, often accompanied with a sketch.
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child of
Charlotte Barton
1797
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
S. T. Gill
Other occupation
child of
James Atkinson
Other occupation
associate of
Dr William Woolls
Other occupation
spouse of
James Snowden Calvert
Other occupation
grandparent of
Janet Cosh
Other occupation
associate of
Edmond Thomas
Other occupation
child of
Charlotte Barton
1834
Artist (Draughtsman)
Known as Louisa
associate of
Walter Mason
1834
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker)
sibling of
Charlotte Elizabeth McNeilly
1834
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charlotte Elizabeth McNeilly
1834
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ferdinand von Mueller
1834
Other occupation

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