Collection Item
Rosa Campbell Praed 1884
This portrait of prolific Australian-born novelist Rosa Campbell Praed (nee Murray-Prior) is attributed to Emily Praed, presumably a family member. Rosa grew up on pastoral properties in southern Queensland in the 1850s without a formal education. In 1876, following the failure of her husband’s cattle station on isolated Curtis Island (near Gladstone), she moved to England. After separating from her husband in 1897, Rosa lived with psychic medium Nancy Hayward.
Many of Praed’s 45 books drew on her early life experiences. A devoted spiritualist, she wove into her novels many of her experiences during seances.
Collection Item Type:
Oil on canvas
Call Number:
ML 1039
Published date:
1884
On display:
Exhibition Galleries
Copyright Information:
Out of copyright
Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Display Location:
Exhibition Galleries
Historical Dates
Started
Tuesday, 1 January 1884
Finished
Wednesday, 31 December 1884