Louisa Meredith b. 20 July 1812

Also known as L. A. M., Louisa Anne Meredith
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Miniaturist, watercolourist, engraver, poet, writer and botanist. She resided in Tasmania for most of her life and exhibited in many Intercolonial Exhibitions.
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Name
Louisa Meredith
Also known as:
  • L. A. M.
  • Louisa Anne Meredith
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Corn inspector
  • Botanist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Poet (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
20 July 1812
Birth place
47 Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, UK
Death date
21 October 1895
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1829 - c.1891
Arrival
  • 1839 (New South Wales on board the 'Letitia'.)
Residence
  • 1812 - 1839 47 Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, UK
  • c.1895 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1840 - c.1884 Spring Vale, Swan Port, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 1839 - 1840 New South Wales
Training
  • c.1812 - c.1835 Taught by Sir Thomas Lawrence, England, UK
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'Neill, Sally (1974), 'Charles Meredith and Louisa Ann Meredith', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5 [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Ellis, V.R. (1979), 'Louisa Anne Meredith: A Tigress in Exile', Hobart, TAS.>, <ExternalResource: Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Scourse, N. (1983), 'The Victorians and their Flowers', Beckenham Kent, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Swann, M. (1929), 'Mrs. Meredith and Miss Atkinson, writers and naturalists', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 15, 1.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Bruce, Candice.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Newton, Gael.>]