John Nelson b. 1825

Also known as John McKirdy Nelson
  • Artist (Painter)
Nelson was a landscape painter, schoolteacher and police clerk. He painted prolifically as he travelled throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
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Sydney International Exhibition
Date
1879 - 1880
Place
Garden Palace, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
Date
1876
Place
Philadelphia, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New South Wales Academy of Art Exhibition
Date
1875
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Academy of Arts
Date
1870
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
Geelong Mechanics Institute exhibition
Date
1869
Place
Geelong, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
Art Treasures Exhibition
Date
1862 - 1863
Place
New Museum Building,Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas.
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Alternative names
  • John McKirdy Nelson
  • John McKirdy Nelson
Related people
  • Richardson, Charles Douglas (associate of)
  • Bruce, Charles (associate of)
  • Norman, James (associate of)
  • Dugall, Thomas (associate of)
  • Forster, John (associate of)
  • Brooke, W. A. (associate of)
  • Pike, H. M. (associate of)
  • Ewing, R. K. (associate of)
  • Downward, Ellen Hutton (spouse of)
  • Richardson, Charles Douglas (associate of)
  • Bruce, Charles (associate of)
  • Norman, James (associate of)
  • Dugall, Thomas (associate of)
  • Forster, John (associate of)
  • Brooke, W. A. (associate of)
  • Campbell, Peter (associate of)
  • Pike, H. M. (associate of)
  • Ewing, R. K. (associate of)
  • Downward, Ellen Hutton (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Hobart Town Classical and Commercial Academy, TAS (associate of)
  • Buckland House School, Launceston, Tasmania (associate of)
  • Local Volunteer Rifle Corps, Launceston, Tas. (associate of)
  • Church Grammar School, Launceston, TAS (associate of)
  • St Andrew's schoolroom, Tas. (associate of)
  • H.M. Pike's City School, Tas. (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts, VIC (associate of)
  • Hobart Town Classical and Commercial Academy, TAS (associate of)
  • Buckland House School, Launceston, Tasmania (associate of)
  • Local Volunteer Rifle Corps, Launceston, Tas. (associate of)
  • Church Grammar School, Launceston, TAS (associate of)
  • St Andrew's schoolroom, Tas. (associate of)
  • H.M. Pike's City School, Tas. (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts, VIC (associate of)
Related works
  • Blackman's Bay, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Blackman's Bay (creator of)
  • Quamby Bluff (creator of)
  • Eldorado, near Beechworth (creator of)
  • Terrace at Warrnambool (creator of)
  • Valley of the Goulburn, N.S.W. (creator of)
  • Waterfall, Devil's Elbow, N.S.W (creator of)
  • Windermere, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Gong Gong Waterworks, Ballarat (creator of)
  • View at Dandenong, Victoria (creator of)
  • Capri, Garibaldi's Island (creator of)
  • On the Coast of Tasmania (creator of)
  • The Hummocks from Evandale, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Corra Lyn (Bridge) (creator of)
  • Bridge over the North Esk, Tasmania (creator of)
  • (Garden Island) (creator of)
  • West Arm (creator of)
  • (John Walker's Hobart Town flour mill) (creator of)
  • Blackman's Bay, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Blackman's Bay (creator of)
  • Quamby Bluff (creator of)
  • Eldorado, near Beechworth (creator of)
  • Terrace at Warrnambool (creator of)
  • Valley of the Goulburn, N.S.W. (creator of)
  • Waterfall, Devil's Elbow, N.S.W (creator of)
  • Windermere, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Gong Gong Waterworks, Ballarat (creator of)
  • View at Dandenong, Victoria (creator of)
  • Capri, Garibaldi's Island (creator of)
  • On the Coast of Tasmania (creator of)
  • The Hummocks from Evandale, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Corra Lyn (Bridge) (creator of)
  • Bridge over the North Esk, Tasmania (creator of)
  • (Garden Island) (creator of)
  • West Arm (creator of)
  • (John Walker's Hobart Town flour mill) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
Related events
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • Art Treasures Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • Art Treasures Exhibition (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:58 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:58 p.m.