Ellis Rowan

Ellis Rowan
Ellis Rowan
Portrait of Ellis Rowan (1873)
by John Botterill (1817-1881)
Born
Marian Ellis Ryan

(1848-07-30)30 July 1848
Died4 October 1922(1922-10-04) (aged 74)
Macedon, Victoria, Australia
Other namesMarian Ellis Rowan
Known fornatural history illustration
Parents
  • Charles Ryan
  • Marian née Cotton
Ellis Rowan on her wedding day

Marian Ellis Rowan (30 July 1848 – 4 October 1922), known as Ellis Rowan, was a well-known Australian artist and botanical illustrator.[1][2] She also did a series of illustrations on birds, butterflies and insects.

  1. ^ Hazzard, Margaret (1988). "Marian Ellis Rowan (1848–1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  2. ^ McKay, Judith; Queensland Museum (24 August 1997), Brilliant careers : women collectors and illustrators in Queensland, Queensland Museum (published 1997), pp. 14, 15, ISBN 978-0-7242-7693-6

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