John De Mansfield Absolon b. 1843

  • Artist (Painter)
This artist's son operated the Geraldton Lead Mines and international cargo ships. His watercolour works included landscape sketches and scenes of shipboard life, studies of flora and fauna and bush scenes, notably views from his home east of Perth, WA.
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Name
John De Mansfield Absolon
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Businessman (ANZSIC code: 6240)
  • Soldier (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
1843
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
8 May 1879
Death place
Perth, WA
Active Period
  • c.1860 - c.1875
Arrival
  • 30 September 1969 (Arrived WA on board the Yeoman. Returned to London in January 1870 then migrated permanently later that same year arriving November 1870 on board the Zephyr.)
Residence
  • c.1874 London, England, UK
  • c.1869 - c.1879 Perth, WA
  • c.1843 - c.1869 London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)