Mary Putland b. c.1783

Also known as Mary Bligh, Lady Mary O'Connell
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Putland's father Governor William Bligh described her work as 'some little fancy drawings.' He was not so condensing when, barely a fortnight after her husband's death, the widowed Mary Putland attempted to bar the entry of Major Johnston and his troops to Government House when they came to arrest her father. She remained with him in his confinement.
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Name
Mary Putland
Also known as:
  • Mary Bligh
  • Lady Mary O'Connell
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Birth date
c.1783
Death date
1864
Death place
London, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1806 - c.1845
Arrival
  • February 1806 (on board the "Lady Sinclair")
Residence
  • c.1848 - c.1864 London, England, UK
  • c.1848 - c.1864 Paris, France
  • 1806 - 1848 Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Mackaness, G. (1931), 'The Life of Vice-Admiral William Bligh R.N., F.R.S.', Sydney.>, <ExternalResource: Rienits, R. & Rienits, T. (1963), 'Early Artists of Australia', Sydney.>]