Lady Henrietta Stephen b.

Also known as Henrietta Ravenscroft
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and art collector from a family of anti-slavery campaigners - her uncle was William Wilberforce. Lady Stephen came to Melbourne in 1855 and several of her artworks, all of European subjects, were shown in the 1869 Melbourne Public Library Exhibition. It is not known if she created any works with an Australian subject matter.
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Name
Lady Henrietta Stephen
Also known as Henrietta Ravenscroft
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art collector
Birth date
Birth place
County Antrim, Ireland
Death date
1869
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1869
Arrival
  • 1855 (Arrived Melbourne, Vic aboard the Oliver Lang.)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related people
  • Glover, John (associate of)
  • Stephen, Alfred (associate of)
  • Stephen, George Milner (associate of)
  • Wilberforce, James George (spouse of)
  • Ravenscroft, William (child of)
  • Stephen, James (associate of)
  • Glover, John (associate of)
  • Stephen, Alfred (associate of)
  • Stephen, George Milner (associate of)
  • Wilberforce, James George (spouse of)
  • Ravenscroft, William (child of)