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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Name
Edward William Jeffreys
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Pioneer pastoralist
  • Engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923)
Birth date
22 October 1817
Birth place
London, England, U.K.
Death date
5 July 1899
Death place
Bath, England, U.K.
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1856
Arrival
  • 18 November 1840 (Sydney, NSW, aboard 'Royal George' before arriving in Melbourne about the 'clonmel' 5 December 1840)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • c.1835 Bath Grammar School, Bath, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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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).>]