Mary Morton Allport

Painting of the Great Comet of 1843, by Mary Morton Allport.

Mary Morton Allport (17 May 1806 – 10 June 1895)[1] was an English Australian artist who is thought to be Australia's first professional female artist, lithographer, etcher and engraver.[2][3] Allport painted landscapes and portrait miniatures.[4]

  1. ^ "Family Notices - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) - 11 Jun 1895". Trove. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Mary Morton Allport". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. ^ Norton, Leonie (1 January 2009). Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s. National Library Australia. ISBN 9780642276834.
  4. ^ Henderson, Ian (1 January 2000). "Eyeing the lady's hand: The concealed politics of Mary Morton Allport's colonial vision". Journal of Australian Studies. 24 (66): 103–115. doi:10.1080/14443050009387616. ISSN 1444-3058. S2CID 144356569.