Mary Morton Allport b. 17 May 1806

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter of landscapes, flowers, natural history studies and portrait miniatures. Allport's etchings, engravings and lithographs were the first to have been made by a woman in Australia and she is also believed to have been the first woman to advertise skills and willingness to paint miniature on commission.
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Citations

  • Stilwell, G.T. (1992), 'Mary Morton Allport’, Joan Kerr (ed.), The Dictionary of Australian Artists, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Kerr, Joan (1983), 'Mary Morton Allport and the status of the colonial “lady painter”’, Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association,vol. 31.

  • Stilwell, G.T. (1831), 'Mary Morton Allport: A Commemorative Exhibition 1831- 1981’, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts catalogue, Hobart.

  • Bonyhady, T. (1987), 'The Colonial Image: Australian Painting 1800-1880’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen’s Land’, Hobart, Tas.

  • (1874), Hobart Town Mercury, 01-29.

  • 'M.M.Allport Journals 1832-33, 1852-53’, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart.

  • (1841), Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science.

  • (1844), Illustrated London News, 02-03.

See also

  • 'Heritage: section 1, plate 2'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book