Charles Browne Hardwicke b. 2 August 1788

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Naval officer and settler, the only sketch attributed to him may have in fact been drawn by his fiancée, Elizabeth Chapman. The sketch is of a young Aboriginal girl who had been abducted from the Piper River people.
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Name
Charles Browne Hardwicke
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Justice of the peace
  • Pastoralist
  • Naval officer
Birth date
2 August 1788
Birth place
Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Death date
27 September 1880
Death place
Launceston, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1821
Arrival
  • 7 February 1814 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the General Hewitt.)
Residence
  • 1816 - 1880 Tasmania
  • 1814 - 1816 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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