Josiah W. Allen b. 1773

  • Artist (Painter)
Portrait and miniature painter, decorator and drawing teacher, Allen arrived in Sydney as a convict, having been arrested in England for forging bank notes. Upon reaching Sydney he advertised his skills as a portrait painter and drawing teacher.
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Citations

  • Moore, W., 'Story of Australian Art’.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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