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Australian Prints + Printmaking

Sarah Stone

Name

Sarah Stone

Other names

Smith, Sarah.

Culture

English

Gender

Female

Birth date

1762

Birth place

London, England View on map Close map

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Death date

1844

Death Place

London, England View on map Close map

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Occupations

Artist (natural history)

Summary

Worked: England

NGA IRN

41916

Context

Australia

Biography

'Sarah Stone was the first female British painter of birds and animals to achieve professional recognition'. [AWARE, 2025]. A Natural history artist Stone provided images for John White, 'Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales', London, 1790 and George Shaw, 'Museum Leverian', London, 1792.

Last Updated

16 Oct 2025