Margaret Forrest, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Margaret Forrest

Australian botanical illustrator/collector

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1844

Place of Birth: Le Havre, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1929

Profession: botanical collector, botanical illustrator

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Margaret Forrest

  • Margaret Elvire Forrest (22 October 1844 – 13 June 1929 in Picton, Bunbury), born Margaret Elvire Hamersley, was the wife of Sir John Forrest.
  • Born in Le Havre, France, she was a member of the prominent and wealthy Hamersley family; her father was Edward Hamersley (Senior), and amongst her brothers were Edward Hamersley (Junior) and Samuel Hamersley.
  • She married Forrest in 1876 and enjoyed many years in public life, as John Forrest became the first Premier of Western Australia, and later a federal politician.
  • Their family residence was The Bungalow at 870 Hay Street, Perth.Lady Forrest had a great interest in fine arts.
  • She had an interest in native plants, and was an accomplished painter of wildflowers.
  • She was a founding member of the Wilgie Club, the first artists' society in Western Australia, and exhibited six wildflower watercolours in the Wilgie First Annual Exhibition of Paintings in 1890.
  • After her death in 1929, her collection was bequeathed to the Art Gallery of Western Australia.In September 1889 Ellis Rowan joined Margaret Forrest in a painting tour.
  • At Boolantha Station, north of Carnarvon, and Geraldton, they painted desert flowers.
  • Their joint exhibition at the Perth Railway Station Reading Room on 5 November is thought to have been the first art exhibition ever held in the colony.Forrest was a founding member of the Karrakatta Club, the first women's club in Australia.In Western Australia, Mt Margaret and Mt Elvire, between Laverton and Leonora; and Margaret River and Elvire River in the Kimberley region were named after her.

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