Silvester Diggles b. 24 January 1817

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Regardless of whether he was painting a seashore scene on a mutton shoulder-blade, or showing his special skill in life-like and accurate natural history illustrations, Diggles' outstanding artistic achievement was the completion of 325 pencil and watercolour plates illustrating 600 birds for the impressive tome, 'Ornithology of Australia.'
Name
Silvester Diggles
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art and music teacher
  • Piano-tuner (ANZSIC code: 9499)
  • Naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
24 January 1817
Birth place
Liverpool, England, UK
Death date
21 March 1880
Death place
Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Qld
Active Period
  • 1865 - 1870
  • 1869 - 1870
Arrival
  • November 1853
Residence
  • 1854 - 1880 Brisbane, QLD (Moreton Bay, New South Wales (1854/1859) )
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870