Fanny Anne Charsley b. 23 July 1828

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Natural history painter and lithographer born in England. A resident of Melbourne for 10 years, Charsley published a book of 13 hand-coloured lithographs of wildflowers in the area. The wildflower Helipterum charsleyae is named after her.
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Name
Fanny Anne Charsley
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
23 July 1828
Birth place
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Death date
21 December 1915
Death place
Hove, Sussex, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1857 - c.1867
Arrival
  • 27 January 1857 (Arrived Melbourne, Vic. aboard the 'Persia')
Residence
  • 1867 - 21 December 1915 England, UK
  • 27 January 1857 - 1867 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1828 - 1856 Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Charsley, Fanny Anne (1867), 'The Wildflowers around Melbourne'.>, <ExternalResource: Queensland State Archives, 'Shipping Arrival Lists', Brisbane, Qld.>, <ExternalResource: Glover, A. (1980), 'Victorian Treasures from the La Trobe Collection', Melbourne, Vic : State Library of Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: 'Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae', Melbourne, Vic : Volume 11 (1878/1881).>, <ExternalResource: (1933), Victorian Naturalist, vol. 49, March.>, <ExternalResource: 'Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae', Melbourne, Vic : Volume 8 (1872/1874).>] [<ExternalResource: Charsley, Fanny Anne (1867), 'The Wildflowers around Melbourne'.>, <ExternalResource: Queensland State Archives, 'Shipping Arrival Lists', Brisbane, Qld.>]