Theresa Walker b. 1807

Also known as Theresa Susannah Eunice Snell Chauncy, Mrs Poole
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Walker received little formal education, but as a young woman showed considerable talent in the art of modelling. She would become very well known for her wax medallion portraits and exhibited them around the world, including in Mauritius and Paris.
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Citations

  • P. Chauncy (1876), 'Memoirs of Mrs. Poole & Mrs. Chauncy’, Ballarat, Victoria, (reprinted Kilmore, 1976).

See also

  • 'Theresa Walker, Self Portrait c.1840, wax medallion (NGA and Walkerville Corporation, SA)'.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Heritage with additions

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  • Chauncy, Philip Lamothe Snell (sibling of)
  • Berkeley, Martha Maria Snell (sibling of)
  • Harvey, William Henry (associate of)
  • Chauncy, William (child of)
  • Chauncy, Theresa (child of)
  • Walker, Lieutenant John (spouse of)
  • Poole, Professor George Herbert (spouse of)
  • Chauncy, Philip Lamothe Snell (sibling of)
  • Berkeley, Martha Maria Snell (sibling of)
  • Harvey, William Henry (associate of)
  • Chauncy, William (child of)
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  • Walker, Lieutenant John (spouse of)