About Sophia Augusta Lysaght
Lived 1861 – 1949 (aged 87–88). Sophia Augusta Lysaght was an artist.
Sophia Augusta Moore (née Lysaght; 18 December 1861 - 26 March 1945) was a New Zealand artist. Her work is in the collections of the National Library of New Zealand and MTG Hawke's Bay. She was the mother of the artist John Lysaght Moore.
Lysaght was born on 18 December 1861 in Kirby Malzeard, Yorkshire. Her great-great-great-great-grandfather was the brewer Sir Benjamin Truman. In 1874, Lysaght and her parents moved to Lyttelton, New Zealand, aboard the ship Crusader.
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Who was Sophia Augusta Lysaght?
New Zealand artist
When was Sophia Augusta Lysaght born?
Sophia Augusta Lysaght was born on 18 December 1861.
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Sophia Augusta Lysaght died in 1949.
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Sophia Augusta Lysaght was an artist.
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· Wikipedia: Sophia Augusta Lysaght
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sophia Augusta Lysaght. https://biography.guide/sophia-augusta-lysaght/
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