Elizabeth Testar b. 1819

Also known as Elizabeth Turner
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Testar (née Turner) was a painter and singer. In 1850 she arrived with her husband Thomas in Victoria. Testar became one of Melbourne's principal singers, taking the soprano part at weekly concerts held at the Mechanics Institute. Her obituarist in the Argus stated that she had become best-known for her charity work but added, 'many old colonists will remember with pleasure her artistic
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Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition
Date
1888 - 1889
Place
Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
London International Exhibition
Date
1873
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition
Date
1872
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
Victoria Fine Arts Society Exhibition
Date
1853
Place
Mechanics Institution, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Book illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Vice-president (Vice-president Infant Asylum; & St Kilda Ladies' Benevolent Society.)
  • President (ANZSIC code: 9559) (President Children's Hospital.)
  • Singer
  • Book illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Vice-president (Vice-president Infant Asylum; & St Kilda Ladies' Benevolent Society.)
  • President (President Children's Hospital.)
  • Singer