Madeline Lewellin
Australian artist and botanical collector
About Madeline Lewellin
Lived 1854 – 1944 (aged 89–90). Madeline Lewellin was an Australian painter, naturalist and botanical collector.
Madeline Mary Ravenna Lewellin (1854 – 24 November 1944) was an Australian artist and botanical collector.
Biography Lewellin was born in 1854 in Victoria to Dr John Henry Hill Lewellin, a physician, and Grace Elizabeth (née Danneby).
She studied painting at the National Gallery School in 1879 under Eugene von Guerard.
Lewellin was known for collecting and painting specimens, and became a member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria in 1885.
Her recreation of a known painting Cattle in Storm was said to "place upon her canvas almost the same expression of wildness, terror and amazement in the faces and eyes of the beasts as appear on the original."
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Who was Madeline Lewellin?
Australian artist and botanical collector (1854–1944)
When was Madeline Lewellin born?
Madeline Lewellin was born in 1854 in Victoria.
When did Madeline Lewellin die?
Madeline Lewellin died on 24 November 1944 in Hampton.
What was Madeline Lewellin's occupation?
Madeline Lewellin was a painter, naturalist and botanical collector.
What nationality was Madeline Lewellin?
Madeline Lewellin was Australian.
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