About Charlotte Hardcastle
Lived 1828 – 1908 (aged 79–80). Charlotte Hardcastle was a New Zealand painter and botanical illustrator.
Charlotte Hardcastle (182811 January 1908) was a British-born New Zealand botanical illustrator and still-life artist.
Personal life Charlotte Hardcastle was born in 1828 in Abingdon, Berkshire. Her parents were William Hardcastle and Maria Edgington.
Harcastle moved to Melbourne, Australia, in July 1868. The following month, she married Edward Hardcastle, and the two later emigrated to Hokitika, New Zealand. They had two children while in Hokitika: Edward Patrick Edgington Murrough (born 1869) and Kathleen Charlotte Maud (born 1872).
Artwork Hardcastle exhibited her botanical and bird illustrations several times between the 1850s and 1870s. While in the United Kingdom, she exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, British Institution, and the Royal Academy of Arts. Six of her flower studies, dating to the 1850s–1860s, are in Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery collection.
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Who was Charlotte Hardcastle?
New Zealand botanical artist (1828-1908)
When was Charlotte Hardcastle born?
Charlotte Hardcastle was born in 1828 in Abingdon-on-Thames.
When did Charlotte Hardcastle die?
Charlotte Hardcastle died on 11 January 1908 in Whanganui.
What was Charlotte Hardcastle's occupation?
Charlotte Hardcastle was a painter and botanical illustrator.
What nationality was Charlotte Hardcastle?
Charlotte Hardcastle was New Zealand.
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