The Australian Women's Register

Describes the life and work of Ellis Rowan, a painter of plant and bird life, with details of her early life at Killeen, ‘Vauclause’ in Richmond and ‘Derriweit’ in Mount Macedon; marriage to Captain Frederick Rowan: travels throughout Australia, New Zealand, America, England, Germany, West Indies and Papua New Guinea. Also includes an index to her illustrations., Overall, an interesting account of one of Victoria’s notable women artists and comments on the Australian Government’s purchase of her works., NOTE: John Cotton, the naturalist, was Ellis Rowan’s grandfather.