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Hodgson, Eliza, b. 1820
Painter and sketcher, was born in England and came to Sydney in 1828. In 1842 she moved to Queensland with her husband where she became ...
Lynch, Henrietta, b. 1871
Painter, lived at the Royal Bull's Head Inn, Drayton, near Toowoomba, Queensland, Hettie lived there until she married and, apparently, again as a widow (Mrs ...
Macqueen, Agnes B.
Female colonial sketcher and governess who endured great hardships, for a time surviving only by selling her drawings. She later kept house for her brother ...
Murray-Prior, Mary, b. 1845
Murray-Prior spent most of her childhood on the family property, Wyangarie, on the Richmond River. She was friendly with the local Aboriginal population and took ...
Henning, Rachel Biddulph, b. 1826
Sketcher and letter-writer, she is primarily known for her letters which describe rural life in Australia, particularly that on her brother's Queensland property, in the ...
Fogg, Sarah Ann, b. 1829
Sarah Ann Fogg lived variously in Germany, Italy, South Africa and Tasmania and had many opportunities for studying the great Western works of Europe. It ...
Sheppard, Catherine Elizabeth, b. 1842
Catherine Elizabeth (Kate) Sheppard was mainly known as a portrait painter, although she also painted altar pieces. In 1869 she gained public recognition for her ...
Streeter, Kate, b. 1842
Painter and teacher, was born in Cork, Ireland and came to Victoria with her parents. The myth of Sheppard as a prodigy persisted throughout her ...
Dumaresq, Susan Frances Sophia, b. 1832
A nineteenth-century amateur sketcher and member of the well-known Dumaresq family. She trained with Conrad Martens before marrying the son of the Earl of Hopetoun ...
Warren-Wilder,
Photographer, is said to have been the first independent professional woman photographer in Queensland. She had a studio at Rockhampton in 1868.