Maurice Appleby Felton b. 1803

  • Artist (Painter)
Records are uncertain as to whether Maurice Felton practised as a surgeon after his arrival in the colony. However, it is on record that he painted a significant number of well executed and enthusiastically received portraits, as well as landscapes. His untimely death would have denied a number of his contemporaries the opportunity for one of his excellent likenesses.
Name
Maurice Appleby Felton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Surgeon (ANZSIC code: 8512)
Birth date
1803
Birth place
Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK
Death date
30 March 1842
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Sydney Cemetery (now the site of Sydney Town Hall), Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1840 - 1842
Arrival
  • September 1839 (Sydney, NSW; ship 'Royal Admiral')
Residence
  • Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870