Sarah Stone b. c.1760

Also known as Mrs Smith, Miss Stone
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sarah Stone worked as a painter and natural history illustrator in England between 1777 and 1820, and although she never visited the Pacific region she became renowned for her depictions of Hawaiian, Pacific and Australian subjects. Her drawings were the first studies of certain natural history species, a fact which makes them of considerable scientific interest.
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  • received
    From Sir Ashton Lever and Sir Joseph Banks
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    to prepare watercolour drawings based on specimens of animals, birds and objects brought back to England by members of exploring expeditions

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