Norman Taylor b. 1834 Brixton, Surrey, England, UK

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  • Artist (Draughtsman), (Painter)
With the death of his father acting as a catalyst, Norman Taylor (1834/1894) left England with his mother to arrive in Melbourne at the age of 21. Finding a career in geology, Taylor produced numerous landscape sketches and paintings noted for their accuracy.
Version history | Talk | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1992
Name
Norman Taylor
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
3 October 1834
Birth place
Brixton, Surrey, England, UK
Death date
22 June 1894
Death place
Melbourne, VIC
Burial place
Daylesford cemetery, Daylesford, VIC
Active Period
  • 12 February 1855-22 June 1894
  • 1855
Arrival
  • 12 February 1855 (At Melbourne, aboard the 'Canaan'.)
Residence
  • 1871-22 June 1894 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1870-c.1871 Queensland, QLD
  • July 1869-1870 Cudgewong River, Mudgee, NSW
  • 12 February 1855-1868 Melbourne, VIC
  • 3 October 1834-1 November 1855 England, UK
Training
  • c.1834-c.1855 Addiscombe, England, UK
Other Occupation
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
  • Geologist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Is Indigenous
No
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870