Brenda Niall - Georgiana : A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, Diarist, Pioneer read ebook DOC, EPUB, PDF
9780522847437 English 0522847439 . . . an engrossing tale . . . Niall's fine control of her material, her exquisite eye for detail, and, above all, her instinctive compassion for Georgiana McCrae make this as moving a biography as Jane Campion's film 'The Piano'. Helen Elliott, Canberra Times This is the award-winning biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, illegitimate daughter of a Scottish duke, a professional portrait painter in 1820s Edinburgh, and a settler's wife in early Melbourne. After a childhood among artists, French emigres and English radicals in Regency London, Georgiana lived as a young woman at her father's castle in the Highlands. A gifted portraitist, professionally trained in London, she earned her own living in Edinburgh before making the choice between marriage and a career. After marrying Andrew McCrae in 1830 she followed her husband in his erratic progress from Edinburgh to London and then to Port Phillip, where he was successively lawyer, squatter and goldfields magistrate. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life., A biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, a legendary figure among pioneer Australian women. Traces her life as a painter, diarist and pioneer, from her earliest years in London to her death in Melbourne in 1890. Author has gleaned material from diaries, letters and other family records to recount a story which portrays tragic elements counterbalanced by the strength, wit and creativity of Georgiana. Contains a commentary by Caroline Clement on the several portraits and landscape paintings depicted, an index, notes and a bibliography. The author has written several books including 'Martin Boyd: A Life', which won the National Book Council Award., After a childhood among artists, French migr s and English radicals in Regency London, Georgiana lived as a young woman at her father's castle in the Highlands. A gifted portraitist, professionally trained in London, she earned her own living in Edinburgh before making the choice between marriage and a career. After marrying Andrew McCrae in 1830 she followed her husband in his erratic progress from Edinburgh to London and then to Port Phillip, where he was successively lawyer, squatter and goldfields magistrate. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life., This is the award-winning biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, illegitimate daughter of a Scottish duke, a professional portrait painter in 1820s Edinburgh, and a settler's wife in early Melbourne. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life.
9780522847437 English 0522847439 . . . an engrossing tale . . . Niall's fine control of her material, her exquisite eye for detail, and, above all, her instinctive compassion for Georgiana McCrae make this as moving a biography as Jane Campion's film 'The Piano'. Helen Elliott, Canberra Times This is the award-winning biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, illegitimate daughter of a Scottish duke, a professional portrait painter in 1820s Edinburgh, and a settler's wife in early Melbourne. After a childhood among artists, French emigres and English radicals in Regency London, Georgiana lived as a young woman at her father's castle in the Highlands. A gifted portraitist, professionally trained in London, she earned her own living in Edinburgh before making the choice between marriage and a career. After marrying Andrew McCrae in 1830 she followed her husband in his erratic progress from Edinburgh to London and then to Port Phillip, where he was successively lawyer, squatter and goldfields magistrate. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life., A biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, a legendary figure among pioneer Australian women. Traces her life as a painter, diarist and pioneer, from her earliest years in London to her death in Melbourne in 1890. Author has gleaned material from diaries, letters and other family records to recount a story which portrays tragic elements counterbalanced by the strength, wit and creativity of Georgiana. Contains a commentary by Caroline Clement on the several portraits and landscape paintings depicted, an index, notes and a bibliography. The author has written several books including 'Martin Boyd: A Life', which won the National Book Council Award., After a childhood among artists, French migr s and English radicals in Regency London, Georgiana lived as a young woman at her father's castle in the Highlands. A gifted portraitist, professionally trained in London, she earned her own living in Edinburgh before making the choice between marriage and a career. After marrying Andrew McCrae in 1830 she followed her husband in his erratic progress from Edinburgh to London and then to Port Phillip, where he was successively lawyer, squatter and goldfields magistrate. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life., This is the award-winning biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, illegitimate daughter of a Scottish duke, a professional portrait painter in 1820s Edinburgh, and a settler's wife in early Melbourne. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life.