Elizabeth Darling b. c.10 November 1798

Also known as Eliza Darling, Elizabeth Dumaresq, Eliza Dumaresq, E. Darling
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Designer
Wife of the Governor New South Wales 1825/1831 Major-General Ralph Darling. She made watercolours and drawings as well as designs for public buildings.
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Name
Elizabeth Darling
Also known as:
  • Eliza Darling
  • Elizabeth Dumaresq
  • Eliza Dumaresq
  • E. Darling
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Designer
Birth date
c.10 November 1798
Birth place
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, UK, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, UK?
Birth note
Some sources speculate Macao as her place of birth
Death date
c.3 September 1868
Death place
Hartfield, East Sussex, England, UK
Burial place
Churchyard, St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield, East Sussex, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1819 - c.1829
Arrival
  • 1825
Residence
  • 1831 - 1868 England, UK
  • c.1825 - c.1831 Sydney, NSW
  • 1819 - 1823 Mauritius
  • c.1798 - c.1819 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, 2 vols', facsimile reprint, 1930.>, <ExternalResource: Fletcher, Brian H. (1982), 'Elizabeth Darling: Colonial benefactress and Governor's Lady', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 67, March.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, J. and Broadbent, J. (1980), 'Gothick Taste in the Colony of New South Wales', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: 'Dumaresq Papers', Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Maidment, Ian.>, <ExternalResource: Fletcher, Brian H. (1992), ''Elizabeth (Eliza) Darling', The Dictionary of Australian Artists, (ed.) Joan Kerr', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1829), Sydney Gazette, 28-30 July.>, <ExternalResource: 'Dumaresq Papers', Private collection.>] [<ExternalResource: Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, 2 vols', facsimile reprint, 1930.>]