Francis Simpkinson b. 26 May 1819

Also known as Francis Guillemard Simpkinson, Simpkinson de Wesselow
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Francis Guillemard Simpkinson was a painter, diarist and naval officer. In 1845 at the Hobart Town Art Exhibition, (the first major fine arts exhibition in any of the Australian colonies), Simpkinson showed one watercolour.
creator of
Night
 
creator of
Wine Glass Bay (The Schoutens)
 
creator of
Maria Island, from Little Swan Port
 
creator of
Part of Hobarton, from Knocklofty
 
creator of
View of Loch Lomond, Scotland