Rebecca Martens b. 1838

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sydney-born female artist who used watercolour, pencil and ink to depict a variety of subjects in her work from landscapes, houses, plant studies and even copies of her father's drawings.
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Name
Rebecca Martens
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1838
Birth place
Sydney, New South Wales
Death date
9 July 1909
Death place
St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Rockleigh Grange, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales
Death note
Rockleigh Grange
Active Period
  • 1851 - 1890
Residence
  • c.1838 - c.1909 St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Rockleigh Grange, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales
Training
  • c.1851 - c.1878 Taught by her father, Conrad Martens, St Leonards, New South Wales
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related people
  • Martens, Conrad (child of)
  • Martens, Jane (child of)
  • Martens, Conrad (child of)
  • Martens, Jane (child of)
Related person groups
  • Art Society of New South Wales (associate of)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (associate of)
  • Art Society of New South Wales (associate of)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (associate of)
Related works
  • Plant studies (creator of)
  • Rockleigh Grange at St Leonards (creator of)
  • Head of a girl after Greuze (creator of)
  • View at the North Shore (creator of)
  • View on the Parramatta River (creator of)
  • Sawpit Gully, near Rydal and View on the Parramatta River (creator of)
  • View at Bowenfels (creator of)
  • Vaucluse (creator of)
  • House with Balcony (creator of)
  • Copies of Conrad Martens's Beagle drawings (creator of)
  • Lithgow (creator of)
  • Bathurst (creator of)
  • Plant studies (creator of)
  • Rockleigh Grange at St Leonards (creator of)
  • Head of a girl after Greuze (creator of)
  • View at the North Shore (creator of)
  • View on the Parramatta River (creator of)
  • Sawpit Gully, near Rydal and View on the Parramatta River (creator of)
  • View at Bowenfels (creator of)
  • Vaucluse (creator of)
  • House with Balcony (creator of)
  • Copies of Conrad Martens's Beagle drawings (creator of)
  • Lithgow (creator of)
  • Bathurst (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Art Society of NSW (exhibited at)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • NSW Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art Society of NSW (exhibited at)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • NSW Academy of Art (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
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