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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Related stub people
  • Sharpe, Richard (sibling of)
  • Gray, Annie (parent of)
  • Edinburgh, Duke Of (associate of)
  • Alfred (Prince) (associate of)
  • Victoria (Queen) (associate of)
Related people
  • Gray, Charles (spouse of)
Related works
  • Sundry Vases, with Drawings (creator of)
  • Swan Egg, with Colonial Scenery (creator of)
  • Beech Trees (creator of)
  • The Bluff (creator of)
  • Sheep Washing (creator of)
  • View of Ferntree Gully, Victoria, 19 February 1860 (creator of)
  • Sydney Heads (creator of)
  • Sydney Town and Harbour in 1857 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Osbourne House, Isle of Wight, UK (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • 4th Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts in Melbourne (exhibited at)