Foster Fyans b. 1790

Also known as Captain Foster Fyans
  • Artist ,
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Although known more for his eccentricities and lively memoirs than his art, Fyans was a sophisticated watercolourist. He is known for a fine picture of a woman in fancy dress.

Citations

  • Brown, P.L. (1966), 'Foster Fyans’, Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1.

  • Bride, T.F. (ed.) (1898), 'Letters from Victorian Pioneers’, Melbourne, Vic.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870