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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Name
Elizabeth Gould
Also known as:
  • Eliza Gould
  • Elizabeth Coxen
  • née Coxen Elizabeth Gould
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1804
Birth place
Ramsgate, England, UK
Death date
15 August 1841
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • 1830 - 1841
Arrival
  • 1838
Residence
  • - Tasmania
  • c.1838 - c.1840 Australia
  • - Ramsgate, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: McEvey, Allan (1992), 'Elizabeth Gould', The Dictionary of Australian Artists, ed. Joan Kerr, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Chisholm, A.H. (1966), 'John Gould' and 'Elizabeth Gould', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 1, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Clayton, Ellen C. (1876), 'English Female Artists', London, Tinsley Brothers, vol.1, p.403.>, <ExternalResource: Lambourne, M. (1980), 'Introduction', John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, London, England.>, <ExternalResource: Chisholm, A. (1964), 'Elizabeth Gould: Some "new" letters', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 49.>, <ExternalResource: Gould, Elizabeth, 'Letters', Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, ms.>, <ExternalResource: Chisholm, A.H. (1944), 'The Story of Elizabeth Gould', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Lambourne, M. (1987), 'John Gould--Bird Man', Milton Keynes.>, <ExternalResource: (1881), The Times, 5, 9, 11 Feb.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Gould, John.>]