Emma von Stieglitz b. 13 November 1807

Also known as Emma Von Stieglitz
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Painted mainly domestic scenes, von Stieglitz also painted portraits of Tasmanian Aboriginal men and women. The latter were regarded as inferior because they were colonial rather than as a slight on her being a female artist.
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Name
Emma von Stieglitz
Also known as Emma Von Stieglitz
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Birth date
13 November 1807
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
1 November 1880
Death place
Tasmania
Burial place
Cypress Street Cemetery, Launceston, Tas.
Death note
BurialNote: Headstone was subsequently re-erected in the Church of England Cemetery, Evandale.
Active Period
  • c.1835 - c.1860
Arrival
  • November 1875
  • 7 December 1834 (At Hobart Town on board the 'Eveline'.)
Residence
  • 1875 - 1880 Elizabeth Street, Launceston, Tas.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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  • Kilburn, Douglas Thomas (associate of)
  • Cowie, Robert (sibling of)
  • Stieglitz, John Lewis von (spouse of)
  • Cowie, George (child of)
  • Cowie, Rachel (child of)
  • Cowie, Emma (sibling of)
  • Kilburn, Douglas Thomas (associate of)
  • Cowie, Robert (sibling of)
  • Stieglitz, John Lewis von (spouse of)
  • Cowie, George (child of)
  • Cowie, Rachel (child of)