Sarah Stone b. c.1760

Also known as Mrs Smith, Miss Stone
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sarah Stone worked as a painter and natural history illustrator in England between 1777 and 1820, and although she never visited the Pacific region she became renowned for her depictions of Hawaiian, Pacific and Australian subjects. Her drawings were the first studies of certain natural history species, a fact which makes them of considerable scientific interest.
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Name
Sarah Stone
Also known as:
  • Mrs Smith
  • Miss Stone
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Birth date
c.1760
Death date
1844
Active Period
  • 1777 - 1820
Residence
  • c.1760 - c.1844 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related stub person groups
  • London Society of Artists (associate of)
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Related works
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Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Earl of Derby's collection (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The British Museum (Natural History), London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • From Sir Ashton Lever and Sir Joseph Banks (received)
Related events
  • London Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy Exhibition (exhibited at)