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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associate of
Thomas Bock
1790
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Skinner Prout
1805
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Peter Gordon Fraser
1808
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Sir William Denison
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associate of
Bishop F. R. Nixon
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relative of
Sir John Franklin
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relative of
Lady Jane Franklin
Artist
child of
John Augustus Francis Simpkinson
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child of
née Griffin Mary Simpkinson
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relative of
Abraham De Wesselow
Other occupation
associate of
Lord George William Russel
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associate of
Captain Edward Belcher
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associate of
Dr Joseph Milligan
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spouse of
née Wagner Emily Simpkinson (de Wesselow)
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relative of
George Henry Malcolm Wagner
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associate of
Bishop H. H. Montgomery
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relative of
Rev Charles Hare Simpkinson
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associate of
James Ludovic Burnett
1819
Artist
associate of
Charles Burrell Cumberland
1819
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
William Porden Kay
1819
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Francis Russell Nixon
1819
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charles Stanley
1819
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Charles Henry Woolcott
1819
Artist (Painter)

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References [<ExternalResource: Angus, M. (1984), 'Simpkinson De Wesselow: Landscape Painter in Van Diemen's Land and the Port Phillip District 1844-1848', Hobart, TAS (and bibliography).>, <ExternalResource: Kolenberg, H. and Kolenberg, J. (1988), 'Tasmanian Vision', Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery catalogue, Hobart, TAS.>, <ExternalResource: Savours, A. and McConnell, A. (1982), 'The history of the Ross Bank Observatory, Tasmania', Annals of Science 39.>]