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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Name
Francis Simpkinson
Also known as:
  • Francis Guillemard Simpkinson
  • Simpkinson de Wesselow
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
26 May 1819
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
4 December 1906
Death place
London, England, UK
Active Period
  • 1835 - 1947
Residence
  • La Cava, Cannes, France
  • Grosvenor Mansions, Victoria Street, London, England, UK
  • Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (TAS)
  • Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Church House, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Church House, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)