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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Charles Douglas Richardson
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman)
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Charles Bruce
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Rev James Norman
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Rev Thomas Dugall
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John Forster
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Rev W. A. Brooke
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H. M. Pike
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Rev R. K. Ewing
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Ellen Hutton Downward
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Rev. Peter Campbell
1825
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