George Collingridge b. 29 October 1847

Also known as George Alphonse de Tourcey Collingridge, George Alphonse Collingridge de Tourcey
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Wood engraver, painter, founding member of the Royal Art Society of NSW, and founder of Australian Art, the first local magazine devoted to art. George Collingridge arrived in Australia in 1879 as an engraver for newspapers and went on to more success as a painter of local scenes with works such as 'Mangrove Creek, Hawkesbury River' winning the praise of art critics.
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Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 5410/1931’.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, vol.2, p.111, (facsimile reprint, 1930).

  • Collingridge, Winsome (granddaughter) (1977), '[article]’, Local Colour, (journal of Hornsby Historical Society), article is unseen.

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  • Collingridge de Tourcey, Mary (child of)
  • Collingridge de Tourcey, William T. (child of)
  • Collingridge, Arthur (associate of)