Sophia Campbell b. 1777

Also known as Sophia Palmer
  • Artist
Until 2009 regarded as a watercolour painter and sketcher and as Australia's first woman artist. This entry, written in 2009, outlines details of the re-attribution of Campbell's work to Edward Close.
Name
Sophia Campbell
Also known as Sophia Palmer
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Birth date
1777
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
5 May 1833
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Burial place
St John's Cemetery, Parramatta, NSW
Arrival
  • November 1800 (Arrived Sydney, NSW on board the Porpoise.)
Residence
  • 1810 - 1815 England, UK
  • 1805 - 1806 England, UK
  • 1777 - 1800 England, UK
  • c.1801 - c.1833 Wharf House, Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1800 - c.1801 Woolloomooloo Farm, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English