Elizabeth Gray b.

Also known as Elizabeth Sharpe
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Gray received a royal commission after presenting two vases made from black swan eggs on which she had etched 'some sketches of natural history' to the Duke of Edinburgh on his 1867 visit.
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Name
Elizabeth Gray
Also known as Elizabeth Sharpe
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
Birth place
Dublin, Ireland
Death date
29 April 1903
Active Period
  • c.1857 - c.1888
Residence
  • c.1858 - c.1903 Victoria
  • c.1857- Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Anglo-Irish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Fox, Paul (1992), 'Elizabeth Gray', Joan Kerr (ed.), The Dictionary of Australian Artists, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Downer, C. and Phipps, J. (1985), 'Victorian Vision: 1834 Onwards', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Hawkins, John B. (1999), 'A Royal Visitor The Duke of Edinburgh K.G. 1867-68, 1869, 1870-71 Part 2: Victoria & Tasmania', Australiana 21/3, August, p. 65-82.>, <ExternalResource: (1868), Illustrated Australian News, 08-05.>, <ExternalResource: 'Scientific Scraps', press cuttings, Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1869), Bendigo Advertiser, 08-23.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Hawkins, J.B.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]