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Elizabeth Gould b. 1804

Also known as Eliza Gould, Elizabeth Coxen, née Coxen Elizabeth Gould

Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)

After she asked who would draw the plates on stone, her husband answered 'Why, you, of course!' Thus began a large series of hand-coloured lithographs drawn by Elizabeth Gould for John Gould's ornithological works and she now stands as the first lady of Australian bird painting and lithography.

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Ralph N. Ellis Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, USA
Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

Description

The Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, comprise some 200,000 rare or historic books, serials and pamphlets and literary archives.

The McArthur Bequest (1903) was the first substantial donation to the University Library, which has been followed by, among others, the Sir Russell Grimwade, Ian McLaren and Clern Christesen collections acquired in the 1970s.

Website

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/

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Elizabeth Gould b. 1804

private collections

Ralph N. Ellis Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, USA

Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

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