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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creator of
Boobook Owl
 
creator of
The Budgerygah
 
creator of
Supplement
 
creator of
The Birds of Australia
Date
Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Illustrated Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1350956

London: J. Gould, 2 v.; 25 cm.

 

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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.>]