Mary Ellen Blaxland b. 1815

Also known as Mary Molle
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
The youngest of merchant and settler John Blaxland's 11 children, Mary Ellen Blaxland and her sisters were all encouraged to sketch by their mother and the drawings of Mary Ellen, that depict the renovated family estate Newington at Parramatta, are held in the Blaxland Papers at the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
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Name
Mary Ellen Blaxland
Also known as Mary Molle
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Birth date
1815
Birth place
Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Death date
16 January 1843
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1834 - 1843
Residence
  • c.1843- Sydney, NSW
  • India
  • c.1815 - c.1836 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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