Elizabeth Testar b. 1819

Also known as Elizabeth Turner
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Testar (née Turner) was a painter and singer. In 1850 she arrived with her husband Thomas in Victoria. Testar became one of Melbourne's principal singers, taking the soprano part at weekly concerts held at the Mechanics Institute. Her obituarist in the Argus stated that she had become best-known for her charity work but added, 'many old colonists will remember with pleasure her artistic
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Name
Elizabeth Testar
Also known as Elizabeth Turner
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Book illustrator
  • Vice-president (Vice-president Infant Asylum; & St Kilda Ladies' Benevolent Society.)
  • President (President Children's Hospital.)
  • Singer
Birth date
1819
Birth place
Kent, England, UK
Death date
20 March 1908
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1888
Arrival
  • 26 October 1850 (In Victoria.)
Residence
  • Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1827- London, England, UK
Training
  • National Gallery School, Mebourne, Vic.
  • British Museum and National Gallery, London, England, UK
Languages
  • French
  • German
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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