Emily Macarthur b. 26 February 1806

Also known as Amelia Macarthur, E. M. Fecit, Emily Stone
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Female colonial artist of the famous Macarthur family who painted and sketched places where she lived and travelled, eventually establishing the Macarthur family home, Camden Park, in New South Wales.
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See also

  • 'Section 4, plate 148'.
  • 'Portrait of Elizabeth Macarthur as a Child, with her Dog c.1845, pencil and watercolour (NLA Pictorial R11334), is by Henry S. Melville although attributed to her mother, Emily Macarthur, when reproduced in the NLA News October 2000 (front and baback covers). An accompanying note stated: "This image...is drawn from Emily's private album, containing 58 pages of mounted watercolours, drawings, photo'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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