Harriet Morgan

Harriet Morgan
Harriet Scott – Ash Island 1853
Harriet Scott – Ash Island 1853
Born
Harriet Scott

1830
Sydney, Australia
Died16 August 1907(1907-08-16) (aged 76–77)
Granville, Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known fornatural history illustration
SpouseDr Cosby William Morgan
Parents
RelativesHelena Scott (sister)

Harriet Morgan (1830 – 16 August 1907) née Scott was one of 19th century Australia’s most prominent natural history illustrators and, along with her sister Helena Scott, was possibly one of the first professional female illustrators in Australia. The sisters were also highly skilled amateur naturalists and collectors, rare accomplishments for women of their time.[1][2] They were most notable for their magnificent drawings of moths and butterflies for the publication of the first volume of their father Alexander Walker Scott’s work Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations.[3]

  1. ^ Dory, Fran. "Harriet and Helena Scott: their life and works". Australian Museum website. Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ Finney, Vanessa (2023), Putting Nature in its Place: The Australian Museum, 1826 to 1890, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney.
  3. ^ Docker, Rose. "Harriet and Helena: The Scott Sisters". Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 December 2020.