Matilda King b. 1837

Also known as Tilly King, Matilda Wilson
  • Artist (Painter)
Described as 'One of the first ladies to paint South Australian native flowers' Tilly King was both a botanical painter and collector who had a working association with the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Citations

  • (1988), 'From Shadow into Light – South Australian Women Artists since Colonisation’, St Peter’s, SA.

  • Information sourced from Wilson, Shirley Cameron.

  • Wilson, S.C. (with Borrow, K.T.) (1973), 'The Bridge over the Ocean’, Adelaide, SA.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870