Ellen Penelope Jeffreys (12 February 1827 – 8 September 1904) was a New Zealand artist.

[2] Ellen married her cousin Henry Jeffreys in Dunedin in 1852, and the couple moved to Australia with their baby daughter, Caroline.

However Caroline died in 1854 and Ellen returned to Dunedin in 1860, pregnant and bringing with her her infant son, Henry.

[3] In Dunedin, Ellen joined her sisters Catherine and Arabella Valpy in their charitable work, including establishing the Band of Hope Coffee Rooms.

They reflect the early influence of an Italian governess and drawing teacher, and of a year spent travelling in Europe with her family.