Margaret Thomas b. c.1843

Also known as Miss C. Thomas, M. Thomas
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
painter and sculptor, the only woman in any of the Australian colonies known to have modelled large-scale sculptures. She was successful enough to retire on the proceeds of her portraits.
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exhibited at
Mechanics Institute Fine Arts Exhibition
Date
1869
Place
Ballarat, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition

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  • Summers, Charles (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Victorian Society of Fine Arts (associate of)
Related people
  • Scurry, James (associate of)
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  • Burke and Wills (creator of)
  • Dr A. Barnett (creator of)
  • Napea (creator of)
  • Daphne (creator of)
  • Ianthe (creator of)
  • Companions (creator of)
  • Roman Woman (creator of)
  • A Rainy Afternoon (creator of)
  • Italian Girl (creator of)
  • Renzo: I Promessi Sposi (creator of)
  • Rachel (creator of)
  • medallion of Frederick Wallis (creator of)
  • Richard Jefferies (creator of)
  • Dr Wilson Fox (creator of)
  • Henry Fielding (creator of)
  • Charles Summers (creator of)
  • Boy and Dog (creator of)
  • 'Shell Cameo Portrait' (creator of)
  • Idylls of the King: 'Merlin and Vivien' (creator of)
  • Idylls of the King: 'Enid and Geraint' (creator of)
  • A Girl Crocheting (creator of)
  • Portrait of G. Knowles Parker, Esq. (creator of)
  • Portrait of Miss T.M. Thomas (creator of)
  • The Quadroon Girl (creator of)
  • Flowers from Nature (creator of)
  • The Late Charles Summers, Esq. (creator of)
  • 'Cabinet bust' (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Portrait Gallery, London (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
Related events
  • Mechanics Institute Fine Arts Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a806b538b73d9301a70d')) (exhibited at)