Francis Simpkinson b. 26 May 1819

Also known as Francis Guillemard Simpkinson, Simpkinson de Wesselow
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Francis Guillemard Simpkinson was a painter, diarist and naval officer. In 1845 at the Hobart Town Art Exhibition, (the first major fine arts exhibition in any of the Australian colonies), Simpkinson showed one watercolour.
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  • private collections
  • Church House, Hobart, TAS
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Other occupations
  • naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • naval officer