Cyrus Mason b. 1829

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
English colonial male lithographer, watercolourist, and draughtsman. His diverse career included writing and illustrating children's books, teaching, publishing newspapers, public speaking and founding music and art societies.
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associate of
Thomas Ham
1821
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
George Strafford
1820
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Edmund Thomas
1827
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Elizabeth Parsons
1831
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Sir John Longstaff
1861
Artist (Painter)
associate of
E. Phillips Fox
1865
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Tom Roberts
1856
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Walter Withers
1854
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
child of
Abraham John Mason
1794
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Fred McCubbin
Other occupation
associate of
John Mather
Other occupation
associate of
Henry Heath Glover
Other occupation
associate of
F. Stringer
Other occupation
associate of
Alex Sutherland
Other occupation
child of
née Browning Jane Eliza Mason
Other occupation
spouse of
née Campbell Jessie Mason
Other occupation
associate of
Miss Mary Bullen
1829
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Edward Gilks
1829
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Junior Henry Glover
1829
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
William Knight
1829
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Frederick McCubbin
1829
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Richard Shepherd
1829
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
David Tulloch
1829
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman)

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Other occupations
  • Chain-man
  • Sharebroker
  • Mining agent
  • Lithographic draughtsman
  • Teacher
  • Chain-man
  • Sharebroker
  • Mining agent
  • Lithographic draughtsman
  • Teacher
Arrivals
  • 1853 (aboard the James L. Bogart)
  • June 1853 (aboard the James L. Bogart)
Related people
  • Ham, Thomas (associate of)
  • Strafford, George (associate of)
  • Thomas, Edmund (associate of)
  • Parsons, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Longstaff, John (associate of)
  • Fox, E. Phillips (associate of)
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Mason, Abraham John (child of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Fred (associate of)
  • Mather, John (associate of)
  • Glover, Henry Heath (associate of)
  • Stringer, F. (associate of)
  • Sutherland, Alex (associate of)
  • Mason, Jane Eliza (child of)
  • Mason, Jessie (spouse of)
  • Ham, Thomas (associate of)
  • Strafford, George (associate of)
  • Thomas, Edmund (associate of)
  • Parsons, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Longstaff, John (associate of)
  • Fox, E. Phillips (associate of)
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Mason, Abraham John (child of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Fred (associate of)
  • Mather, John (associate of)
  • Glover, Henry Heath (associate of)
  • Stringer, F. (associate of)
  • Sutherland, Alex (associate of)
  • Mason, Jane Eliza (child of)
  • Mason, Jessie (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Victorian Industrial Society (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Stringer, Mason & Co (associate of)
  • Engineer-in-Chief's Department of the Victorian Railways (associate of)
  • Doyne, Major & Villet (associate of)
  • De Gruchy & Co (associate of)
  • Melbourne Musical Union (founding member) (associate of)
  • Art Union of Victoria (associate of)
  • Buonarotti Club (founding member) (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Victorian Industrial Society (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Stringer, Mason & Co (associate of)
  • Engineer-in-Chief's Department of the Victorian Railways (associate of)
  • Doyne, Major & Villet (associate of)
  • De Gruchy & Co (associate of)
  • Melbourne Musical Union (founding member) (associate of)
  • Art Union of Victoria (associate of)
  • Buonarotti Club (founding member) (associate of)
Related works
  • Sketches of the Bridges over the Yarra Yarra River, Melbourne 1884 (creator of)
  • Sundown from Windmill Hill, Launceston (creator of)
  • Red Bluff and Half Moon Bay (creator of)
  • Sketch of the new Melbourne Town Hall (creator of)
  • Houses of Parliament - Melbourne 1856 (creator of)
  • Gold diggings, a series of six tinted lithographs (creator of)
  • Melbourne, 1854 (from Emerald Hill) (creator of)
  • Sketches of the Bridges over the Yarra Yarra River, Melbourne 1884 (creator of)
  • Sundown from Windmill Hill, Launceston (creator of)
  • Red Bluff and Half Moon Bay (creator of)
  • Sketch of the new Melbourne Town Hall (creator of)
  • Houses of Parliament - Melbourne 1856 (creator of)
  • Melbourne, 1854 (from Emerald Hill) (creator of)
Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (received)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (received)
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (received)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)
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