Mary Ellen Marsden b. 1806

Also known as née Marsden Mary Betts
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Female colonial poet, watercolourist and sketcher who posed for another painter in the act of painting flowers, although no floral still-lifes by her have been found.
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Name
Mary Ellen Marsden
Also known as née Marsden Mary Betts
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Poet (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1806
Birth place
NSW
Death date
1885
Death place
Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1806 - c.1885
Residence
  • c.1806 - c.1830 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1806 - c.1830 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1830 New Zealand
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Alternative names
  • née Marsden Mary Betts
  • née Marsden Mary Betts
Related people
  • Marsden, Samuel (child of)
  • Marsden, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Betts, John (spouse of)
  • Marsden, Samuel (child of)
  • Marsden, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Read, Richard (associate of)
  • Betts, John (spouse of)
Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:59 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:59 p.m.