Francis Rawdon Chesney Hopkins b. 1849

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sketcher, writer and grazier, Hopkins was born in India and educated in England, before migrating to Victoria in 1865. He was an amateur artist and playwright who exhibited in Melbourne in 1866.
Name
Francis Rawdon Chesney Hopkins
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Grazier (ANZSIC code: 01)
Birth date
1849
Birth place
Colaba, Bombay, India
Death date
20 July 1916
Death place
Carcoar, NSW
Burial place
Carcoar, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1876 - c.1882
Arrival
  • c.1865 (Arrived Victoria)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • 1885 - 1916 Carcoar, NSW
  • 1865 - 1871 Crowlands, Vic. (On the Wimmera River. )
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870