Elizabeth Gray b.

Also known as Elizabeth Sharpe
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Gray received a royal commission after presenting two vases made from black swan eggs on which she had etched 'some sketches of natural history' to the Duke of Edinburgh on his 1867 visit.
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spouse of
Charles Gray
1816
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Duke Of Edinburgh
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associate of
Queen Victoria
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associate of
Prince Alfred
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sibling of
Richard Sharpe
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parent of
Annie Gray
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parent of
Kathleen Leichney
Artist (Painter)

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References [<ExternalResource: Fox, Paul (1992), 'Elizabeth Gray', Joan Kerr (ed.), The Dictionary of Australian Artists, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Downer, C. and Phipps, J. (1985), 'Victorian Vision: 1834 Onwards', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Hawkins, John B. (1999), 'A Royal Visitor The Duke of Edinburgh K.G. 1867-68, 1869, 1870-71 Part 2: Victoria & Tasmania', Australiana 21/3, August, p. 65-82.>, <ExternalResource: (1868), Illustrated Australian News, 08-05.>, <ExternalResource: 'Scientific Scraps', press cuttings, Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1869), Bendigo Advertiser, 08-23.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Hawkins, J.B.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]