John Ferres b. 1818

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A skilled sketcher and printer Ferres was appointed government printer of Victoria in 1851 and received a decoration from the French government for his printing work.
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child of
Robert Ferres
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child of
née Chancellor Esther Ferres
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spouse of
née Davey Mary Ferres
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References [<ExternalResource: Ferres, J. (1871), 'William Caxton: A Contribution in Commemoration of the Festival Held in Melbourne To Celebrate the Fourth Centenary of the First Printing in the English Language'.>, <ExternalResource: Forster, H. W. (c.1972), 'John Ferres', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, [eds. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward], Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Bell, Christine.>] [<ExternalResource: Ferres, J. (1871), 'William Caxton: A Contribution in Commemoration of the Festival Held in Melbourne To Celebrate the Fourth Centenary of the First Printing in the English Language'.>]