Edward William Jeffreys b. 22 October 1817

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sketcher, engineer and pioneer pastoralist, known for his pencil and watercolour sketches of which most are sepia washes heightened with white, depicting rural landscapes. His drawings reflect his training as a civil engineer in their delicacy and fine sense of scale and perspective.
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associate of
William Tierney Clark
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child of
Henry Jeffreys
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sibling of
Henry Jeffreys
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child of
née Towers Juliana Jeffreys
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sibling of
Frederick Jeffreys
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sibling of
Herbert Jeffreys
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associate of
James Bennett
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spouse of
née McCreight Letitia Dorothea Jeffreys
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References [<ExternalResource: Downer, C. & Phipps, J. (1985), 'Victorian Vision: 1834 Onwards', National Gallery of Victoria catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Glover, A. (1980), 'Victorian Treasures of the La Trobe Collection', State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Randell, J.O. (1982), 'Pastoral Settlement in Northern Victoria: The Campaspe', Melbourne, Vic., Volume 2.>, <ExternalResource: Jeffreys, E.W., 'Autobiography', La Trobe Collection manuscript, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Jeffreys, M.V.C. (1975), 'Call back yesterday', Dept of Lands, Melbourne, Vic. (typescript).>]