Elizabeth Hudspeth b. 9 September 1820

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Known as a sketcher, she was born in England but lived in Tasmania sketching the scenery during the 1830-1850s. Upon her return to England she tried to market prints of her work with little success. She died of tuberculosis aged 37.

Citations

  • Clarke, P. (1986), 'A Colonial Woman – The Life and Times of Mary Braidwood Mowle 1827 1857’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Craig, C. (1964), 'Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tas.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, Anita.

  • Information sourced from Clarke, Patricia.

  • Stilwell, G.T., Information from.

  • Clarke, Patricia (1995), 'Hudspeth, Elizabeth’, Craftsman House: Heritage, The National Women’s Art Book ed. Kerr, Joan, p 377.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions