Mary Morton Allport b. 17 May 1806

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter of landscapes, flowers, natural history studies and portrait miniatures. Allport's etchings, engravings and lithographs were the first to have been made by a woman in Australia and she is also believed to have been the first woman to advertise skills and willingness to paint miniature on commission.
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Name
Mary Morton Allport
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
17 May 1806
Birth place
Birmingham, England, UK
Death date
10 June 1895
Death place
Hobart Town, Tas.
Burial place
Queenborough Cemetery, Hobart, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1820 - c.1860
Arrival
  • 11 December 1831 (Arrived Hobart Town, Tas. on board the 'Platina')
Residence
  • 11 December 1831 - 10 June 1895 Hobart, Tas.
  • 17 May 1806 - July 1831 Staffordshire, England, UK (Birmingham, Alridge and then West Bromich )
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Stilwell, G.T. (1992), 'Mary Morton Allport', Joan Kerr (ed.), The Dictionary of Australian Artists, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan (1983), 'Mary Morton Allport and the status of the colonial "lady painter"', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association,vol. 31.>, <ExternalResource: Stilwell, G.T. (1831), 'Mary Morton Allport: A Commemorative Exhibition 1831- 1981', Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts catalogue, Hobart.>, <ExternalResource: Bonyhady, T. (1987), 'The Colonial Image: Australian Painting 1800-1880', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land', Hobart, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: (1874), Hobart Town Mercury, 01-29.>, <ExternalResource: 'M.M.Allport Journals 1832-33, 1852-53', Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart.>, <ExternalResource: (1841), Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science.>, <ExternalResource: (1844), Illustrated London News, 02-03.>]