Lily Jeffreys

Lily Jeffreys
Born
Elizabeth Georgiana Jeffreys

(1853-01-16)16 January 1853
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died18 July 1885(1885-07-18) (aged 32)
Brightwater, New Zealand
RelativesJulius Jeffreys (uncle)

Elizabeth Georgiana Jeffreys (16 January 1853 – 18 July 1885) was a New Zealand artist.

Biography

Jeffreys was born in Dunedin on 16 January 1853, the daughter of Reverend Charles Jeffreys and Frances Hagell.[1][2] Her sister, Frances McGoun (née Jeffreys) was also an artist,[1] and her uncle, Julius Jeffreys, was a noted surgeon and medical pioneer.

Several of Jeffreys' drawings and watercolours of New Zealand landscapes are now in the Hocken collections at the University of Otago.[1][3] Several are dated from 1865 to 1867 when Jeffreys was a teenager.[1][3]

Jeffreys died on 18 July 1885 in Brightwater, Nelson, aged 32.[4] [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Platts, Una (1980). "Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook". p. 138. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ "The Descendants of John Jeffreys, circa 1695". www.airgale.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hocken Heritage Collections". hakena.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843–1998,", Nelson Court > Probate records 1851–1893 P506, P508, P523, P495-P530 > image 225 of 360; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
  5. ^ "Death". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XX, no. 168. 18 July 1885. p. 2.


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