Frances Louisa McComb b. c.1811

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A sketcher who brought with her favourite views of Ireland and watercolours of its native birds and flowers. No drawings done in Australia have been found, but the legacy of her album, passed on to her daughter, show a woman interested in poetry, beauty and the pleasure found in nurturing one's private life.
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Name
Frances Louisa McComb
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Birth date
c.1811
Birth place
Ireland
Birth note
date given in DAA as 1810?
Death date
1904
Death place
Cooma, NSW
Death note
aged '93 years': date given in DAA as 1903?
Active Period
  • c.1854
Arrival
  • 1854
Residence
  • William Street, Sydney, NSW
  • Cooma, NSW
  • 1854 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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