Constance Matilda à Beckett b. 1860

Also known as Riley, Craig, Aunt Connie, née à Beckett Constance Matilda Brett
  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial female who painted for distraction, while her family was parodied in her nephew's novels as the product of a nouveau-riche convict father, whose descendants are now known as the Boyd family.
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Name
Constance Matilda à Beckett
Also known as:
  • Riley
  • Craig
  • Aunt Connie
  • née à Beckett Constance Matilda Brett
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1860
Death date
1944
Active Period
  • c.1860 - c.1944
Residence
  • c.1888 - c.1944 South Yarra, Vic
  • c.1888 - c.1944 Malvern, Vic
  • c.1860 - c.1888 The Grange, Harkaway, Vic
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Scherzer, Karl (23 May 1885), 'Diary'.>, <ExternalResource: Boyd, Martin, 'A Difficult Young Man'.>, <ExternalResource: Boyd, Martin, 'The Montforts'.>, <ExternalResource: Dobrez , Patricia & Herbst, Peter (1990), 'The Art of the Boyds', Birkenhead Point, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Niall, Brendan (1988), 'Martin Boyd: A Life', Melbourne.>, <ExternalResource: Grishin, Sasha (1997), 'Constance Matilda à Beckett', Australian National University Art collection: Selected Works, eds. Grishin, Sacha & McIntyre, Myra, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, p. 32.>] [<ExternalResource: Scherzer, Karl (23 May 1885), 'Diary'.>, <ExternalResource: Boyd, Martin, 'A Difficult Young Man'.>, <ExternalResource: Boyd, Martin, 'The Montforts'.>]