Elizabeth Acworth Prinsep b. 5 March 1804

Also known as Née Ommanney
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Acworth Prinsep is best known for editing her husband's letters into Journal of a Voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land, published in 1833. She did a fine job and also contributed some sketches to the volume herself.
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Name
Elizabeth Acworth Prinsep
Also known as Née Ommanney
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
5 March 1804
Birth place
London, England, London, England (alleged)
Birth note
Place uncertain
Death date
18 March 1885
Active Period
  • c.1830
Arrival
  • 22 September 1829 (aboard the Flora.)
Residence
  • c.1840 - c.1885 Surrey, England, UK
  • c.1828 - c.1829 Calcutta, India
  • 1829 - 1830 Hobart Town, Tas.
  • c.1804 - c.1828 London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Writer