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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Name
John Nelson
Also known as John McKirdy Nelson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Police Clerk
  • School teacher
Birth date
1825
Birth place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death date
1881
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1841 - c.1881
Arrival
  • 1841 (Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).)
Residence
  • c.1869 - c.1881 Melbourne, Vic.
  • Ballarat, Vic.
  • c.1862 Hobart Town, Tas.
  • 1855 - 1862 Launceston, Tas.
  • 1848 - 1855 Sorell, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • The Hummocks from Evandale, Tasmania (creator of)
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  • 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)
  • Bridge over the North Esk, Tasmania (creator of)
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  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
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  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
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  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (None)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
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