J. Alphonse Pellion

  • Artist (Painter)
Pellion was a topographical painter, naval draughtsman and midshipman aboard l'Uranie under the command of Louis de Freycinet during the voyages of 1817-1820. Pellion made many sketches in NSW, including views of Cox's Pass and Cox's River and portraits of the local aborigines.
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Name
J. Alphonse Pellion
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • naval draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 6923)
Active Period
  • c.1818 - c.1819
Arrival
  • 12 September 1818 (Arrived on board the l'Uranie in Shark Bay, WA. Arrived Port Jackson 1819-11-18)
Cultural Heritage
  • French
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Arago, J (1823), 'Narrative of a Voyage round the World', London.>, <ExternalResource: Finney, C (1984), 'To Sail beyond the Sunset', Adelaide.>, <ExternalResource: de Freycinet, L (1825), 'Voyage autour du Monde: Atlas Historique', Paris.>, <ExternalResource: de Freycinet, R (1927), 'Campagne de L'Uranie: Journal de Madame Rose de Saulces de Freycinet', Paris.>, <ExternalResource: Harvard, O & Harvard, W (1938), 'Some early French visitors to the Blue Mountains and Bathurst', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. 24.>]