Elizabeth Gould b. 1804

Also known as Eliza Gould, Elizabeth Coxen
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
After she asked who would draw the plates on stone, her husband answered 'Why, you, of course!' Thus began a large series of hand-coloured lithographs drawn by Elizabeth Gould for John Gould's ornithological works and she now stands as the first lady of Australian bird painting and lithography.
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See also

  • 'Elizabeth Gould with Australian Cockatiel c.1841, oil on canvas by unknown English painter (p.c.)'.
  • '(Heritage biography), ADD section 7, plate 274'.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions

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Related stub people
  • Lear, Edward (associate of)
  • Franklin (Lady) (associate of)
  • Coxen, Nicholas (child of)
  • Gould, John (spouse of)
  • Gould, Franklin (parent of)
Related people
  • Gould, John Henry (parent of)
Related works
  • Boobook Owl (creator of)
  • The Budgerygah (creator of)
  • Supplement (creator of)
  • The Birds of Australia (creator of)
Related collections
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Ralph N. Ellis Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, USA (collected in)