Caroline Valpy
New Zealand artist
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Caroline Penelope Valpy (née Jeffreys; 1804 – 30 October 1884) was a British-New Zealand artist.
Caroline Valpy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Caroline Penelope Jeffreys 1804 |
| Died | 30 October 1884 (aged 79–80) Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Spouse | William Henry Valpy |
| Children | Ellen Jeffreys, Catherine Fulton, Arabella Valpy, Juliet Valpy, William Henry Valpy Jr. and Caroline Hensley |
Biography
Caroline Valpy[note 1] was born Caroline Penelope Jeffreys in Kanpur, India in 1804 to Reverend Richard Jeffreys, chaplain to the East India Company.[2][3] She was sister to Reverend Charles Jeffreys.[4] Valpy married William Henry Valpy in India.[4] They had six children: Ellen Jeffreys, Catherine Fulton, Arabella Valpy, Juliet Valpy, William Henry Valpy, Jr. and Caroline Hensley.[5][6]
They moved to England in 1837, before coming to Dunedin, New Zealand aboard the Ajax in 1849.[2][7] They lived at Forbury, Dunedin,[2][4] close to the current suburban road, Valpy Street.
Valpy and her daughters, especially Ellen, were known to be talented artists.[8] They are described as having filled numerous notebooks with drawings and watercolours.[9] Valpy's artwork is represented in the Otago Early Settlers' Association, Dunedin.[2] Valpy's artwork, Early Dunedin 1851, is also recorded as being reproduced in a 1948 calendar for July/August 1948.[10]
She died on 30 October 1884 in Mornington and is buried in Dunedin Southern Cemetery with her daughter Arabella Valpy and granddaughter, Jessie Mackworth.[11][12]
