Louisa Meredith b. 20 July 1812

Also known as L. A. M., Louisa Anne Meredith
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Miniaturist, watercolourist, engraver, poet, writer and botanist. She resided in Tasmania for most of her life and exhibited in many Intercolonial Exhibitions.
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Name
Louisa Meredith
Also known as:
  • L. A. M.
  • Louisa Anne Meredith
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Corn inspector
  • Botanist
  • Writer
  • Poet
Birth date
20 July 1812
Birth place
47 Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, UK
Death date
21 October 1895
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1829 - c.1891
Arrival
  • 1839 (New South Wales on board the 'Letitia'.)
Residence
  • 1812 - 1839 47 Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, UK
  • c.1895 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1840 - c.1884 Spring Vale, Swan Port, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 1839 - 1840 New South Wales
Training
  • c.1812 - c.1835 Taught by Sir Thomas Lawrence, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Residences
  • 1812 - 1839 47 Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, UK
  • c.1895 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1840 - c.1884 Spring Vale, Swan Port, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 1839 - 1840 New South Wales
  • 20 July 1812 - 1839 47 Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, UK
  • c.1895 - c.21 October 1895 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1840 - c.1884 Spring Vale, Swan Port, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 1839 - 1840 New South Wales
Other occupations
  • Corn inspector
  • Botanist
  • Writer
  • Poet
  • Corn inspector
  • Botanist
  • Writer
  • Poet
Alternative names
  • L. A. M.
  • Louisa Anne Meredith
  • L. A. M.
  • Louisa Anne Meredith
Related people
  • Woolley, Charles Alfred (associate of)
  • James, Maude Wordsworth (associate of)
  • Bateman, Edward La Trobe (associate of)
  • Wingate, Thomas (associate of)
  • Beattie, J. W. (associate of)
  • Lawrence, Thomas (associate of)
  • Meredith, George (relative of)
  • Lewis, W. G. (associate of)
  • Andrews, James (associate of)
  • Hunt, Leigh (associate of)
  • Twamley, Thomas (child of)
  • Twamley, Louisa Anne (child of)
  • Meredith, Charles (spouse of)
  • Meredith, George Campbell (parent of)
  • Jukes, Jane (relative of)
  • Meredith, Charles Henry (parent of)
  • Meredith, Charles Twamley (parent of)
  • Meredith, Owen (parent of)
  • Gormanston, (associate of)
  • Woolley, Charles Alfred (associate of)
  • James, Maude Wordsworth (associate of)
  • Bateman, Edward La Trobe (associate of)
  • Wingate, Thomas (associate of)
  • Beattie, J. W. (associate of)
  • Lawrence, Thomas (associate of)
  • Meredith, George (relative of)
  • Lewis, W. G. (associate of)
  • Andrews, James (associate of)
  • Hunt, Leigh (associate of)
  • Twamley, Thomas (child of)
  • Twamley, Louisa Anne (child of)
  • Meredith, Charles (spouse of)
  • Meredith, George Campbell (parent of)
  • Jukes, Jane (relative of)
  • Meredith, Charles Henry (parent of)
  • Meredith, Charles Twamley (parent of)
  • Meredith, Owen (parent of)
  • Gormanston, (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Birmingham Journal, England, UK (associate of)
  • Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, England, UK (associate of)
  • Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, England, UK (associate of)
  • Murray's Home Colonial Library, TAS (associate of)
  • Dalziel Brothers, London, England, UK. (associate of)
  • Birmingham Journal, England, UK (associate of)
  • Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, England, UK (associate of)
  • Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, England, UK (associate of)
  • Murray's Home Colonial Library, TAS (associate of)
  • Dalziel Brothers, London, England, UK. (associate of)
Related works
  • Pride of the Village (creator of)
  • Banksia - serrata (creator of)
  • Waratah rhymes for young Australia (creator of)
  • Tasmanian Friends and Foes (creator of)
  • Prunus - Lauro cerasna (creator of)
  • Waratah - speciocissima (creator of)
  • Amaryllis - Belladonna (creator of)
  • Casuarina terulosa, Waratah (creator of)
  • She Oak - Casuarina terulosa (creator of)
  • Flowers, Frogs & C (creator of)
  • (Drawings illustrating the Natural History of Tasmania) (creator of)
  • Masques of Christmas and of the Old and New Year (creator of)
  • Laurel (creator of)
  • A Seashore Group (creator of)
  • Over the Straits: A Visit to Victoria (creator of)
  • Portrait of Louisa Anne Meredith (creator of)
  • Bush Friends in Tasmania (creator of)
  • My Home in Tasmania during a Residence of Nine Years (creator of)
  • Poyston, Port Sorell, V.D. Land (creator of)
  • Notes and Sketches of New South Wales during a Residence in that Colony from 1839 to 1844 (creator of)
  • An Autumn Ramble on the Wye (creator of)
  • Our Wild Flowers (creator of)
  • Flora's Gems; or, the Treasures of the Parterre (creator of)
  • The Romance of Nature; or, the Flower Seasons Illustrated (creator of)
  • Pride of the Village (creator of)
  • Magdalen (creator of)
  • Pride of the Village (creator of)
  • Banksia - serrata (creator of)
  • Tasmanian Friends and Foes (creator of)
  • Prunus - Lauro cerasna (creator of)
  • Waratah - speciocissima (creator of)
  • Amaryllis - Belladonna (creator of)
  • Casuarina terulosa, Waratah (creator of)
  • She Oak - Casuarina terulosa (creator of)
  • Flowers, Frogs & C (creator of)
  • (Drawings illustrating the Natural History of Tasmania) (creator of)
  • Masques of Christmas and of the Old and New Year (creator of)
  • Laurel (creator of)
  • A Seashore Group (creator of)
  • Over the Straits: A Visit to Victoria (creator of)
  • Portrait of Louisa Anne Meredith (creator of)
  • Bush Friends in Tasmania (creator of)
  • My Home in Tasmania during a Residence of Nine Years (creator of)
  • Poyston, Port Sorell, V.D. Land (creator of)
  • Notes and Sketches of New South Wales during a Residence in that Colony from 1839 to 1844 (creator of)
  • An Autumn Ramble on the Wye (creator of)
  • Our Wild Flowers (creator of)
  • Flora's Gems; or, the Treasures of the Parterre (creator of)
  • The Romance of Nature; or, the Flower Seasons Illustrated (creator of)
  • Pride of the Village (creator of)
  • Magdalen (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections. (collected in)
  • Northern Regional Library, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Royal Society of Tasmania, TAS (collected in)
  • Van Diemen's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Private collections. (collected in)
  • Northern Regional Library, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Royal Society of Tasmania, TAS (collected in)
  • Van Diemen's Land Folk Museum, Battery Point, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Bronze medal, 1870 Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • Silver medal, 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, VIC (received)
  • Bronze medal, 1870 Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • Silver medal, 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, VIC (received)
Related events
  • Calcutta International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne International Exhibition (None)
  • Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Hobart Town Art Treasures Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Great Exhibition (None)
  • Calcutta International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne International Exhibition (None)
  • Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Hobart Town Art Treasures Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Great Exhibition (None)
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