Ellen Burgess b. c.1821

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Daughter of Judge Francis Burgess, Ellen visited Norfolk Island for a few months in 1846 with her father. While there she documented the landscape - her images are now represented in the collection of St Davids Anglican Church in Hobart, Tasmania
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Name
Ellen Burgess
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
c.1821
Death date
30 July 1908
Death place
Hobart, Tasmania
Active Period
  • 1845 - 1866
Arrival
  • 1853
Training
  • 1843 - 1848 under John Skinner Prout, Hobart, Tasmania
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: O'Brien, G. (1966), Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', 2nd edn, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint 1980).>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1984), 'More Old Tasmanian Prints', Launceston, Tasmania.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.>]