Olivia Frances Tonge
- user:Timtrent Thanks for this! That makes a lot of sense - nice to know the specifics as to what constitutes a good combination of sources. I fear I may have confused "notable person" with "a biography that interests me personally" on this one! AtticEdit (talk) 22:47, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
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Olivia Frances Tonge (November 11, 1858 – 1949) was a Welsh scientific illustrator.
Career
![Two black and white illustrations of geckos - one of the top and one of the underside. Handwritten text reading "upper and underside of gecko [illegible]. Bengal. This little lizard is just as much at home on a Marble Wall, or a Ceiling, as on the Ground, because of the Sucker Plates with which it's feet are provided. When moving, it curls up it's Toes, backwards to admit the Air.](/File:Gecko_Illustration_by_Tonge.jpg)
Tonge was prolific across a number of creative disciplines, including metalwork and woodcarving. Having temporarily moved away from painting upon starting a family, she focused on writing - financially supporting her family with editorial work after the death of her husband.
Tonge once again turned to painting when her daughters were grown. She travelled to India at age 50 in 1908-1910, and again 1912-1913 - during which she filled 16 sketchbooks which were later donated to the Natural History Museum Library. The subject matter of these journals was broad - covering everything from transport to jewellery to local sweets, particularly drawing inspiration from the natural world.[1] A preface entry in one of her sketchbooks states:
“And it came to pass that a certain Grandmother, when that she had come to nigh on two score years and ten; and had gotten long in the tooth, spake to herself thus.- Lo, will I now paint… and verily no man mote stop her”.[2]
Personal life
Olivia Frances Tonge was born on November 11, 1858 in Gwenfain, Wales. Olivia married Dinely Fowler at age 19, to whom she had two daughters.[2] Tonge died in 1949. Tonge's father was a naturalist and painter, and some have speculated this is where she learnt watercolour naturalist painting. Her father had served in the Royal Navy, as well as sailing to Australia, where he created watercolour naturalist drawings for Captain John Lort Stokes's book Discovery in Australia.[3]
References
- ↑ King, Richard J (2014). Lobster. Reaktion Books. p. 33. ISBN 9781861899941. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pethers, Hellen (10 July 2013). "Item of the Month (July 2013) The drawings of Olivia Tonge". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ Jordana, Pomeroy (2005). Intrepid Women: Victorian Artists Travel. Routledge. ISBN 9781138246089. Search this book on
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