Marshall Claxton b. 1813

Also known as Marshal Claxton
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, modeller and amateur photographer born in England. Resident of NSW and Victoria he was a prolific painter and 'national benefit'. He is represented in the collections of many of Australia and England's major public galleries.
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Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition
Date
1888 - 1889
Place
Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition
Date
1870
Place
Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
London International Exhibition
Date
1862
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
British Institution
Date
1860
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Academy
Date
1857
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Fine Art Exhibition
Date
1857
Place
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Australian Museum exhibition
Date
1854
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Victorian Fine Arts Society
Date
1853
Place
Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1851
Place
Sydney College, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Houses of Parliament
Date
1847
Place
Westminster, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Academy
Date
1839
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
British Institution
Date
1834
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Date
1832
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Alternative names
  • Marshal Claxton
  • Marshal Claxton
Related people
  • Jackson, John Alexander (associate of)
  • Stephen, Henrietta (associate of)
  • Backler, Joseph (associate of)
  • Claxton, Florence (parent of)
  • Claxton, Adelaide (parent of)
  • Hargrave, T. P. (associate of)
  • Cust, Lionel (associate of)
  • Burdett-Coutts, Angela (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (child of)
  • Claxton, Diana (child of)
  • Claxton, Sophia (spouse of)
  • Spark, A. B. (associate of)
  • Cowper, William (associate of)
  • Forrest, Robert (associate of)
  • Mitchell, James (associate of)
  • Dickinson, John Nodes (associate of)
  • Dangars, (associate of)
  • Hargreaves, (associate of)
  • Butler, (associate of)
  • Chambers, Hugh (associate of)
  • Cooper, Daniel (associate of)
  • a'Beckett, A. M. (associate of)
  • Lyons, Saul (associate of)
  • Terry, Alexander (associate of)
  • Webb, E. (associate of)
  • Jackson, John Alexander (associate of)
  • Stephen, Henrietta (associate of)
  • Backler, Joseph (associate of)
  • Claxton, Florence (parent of)
  • Claxton, Adelaide (parent of)
  • Hargrave, T. P. (associate of)
  • Cust, Lionel (associate of)
  • Burdett-Coutts, Angela (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (child of)
  • Claxton, Diana (child of)
  • Claxton, Sophia (spouse of)
  • Spark, A. B. (associate of)
  • Broughton, William Grant (associate of)
  • Cowper, William (associate of)
  • Forrest, Robert (associate of)
  • Mitchell, James (associate of)
  • Dickinson, John Nodes (associate of)
  • Dangars, (associate of)
  • Hargreaves, (associate of)
  • Butler, (associate of)
  • Chambers, Hugh (associate of)
  • Cooper, Daniel (associate of)
  • a'Beckett, A. M. (associate of)
  • Lyons, Saul (associate of)
  • Terry, Alexander (associate of)
  • Webb, E. (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • St Stephen's, Rochester Row (associate of)
  • Royal Academy Schools (associate of)
  • Sydney College (associate of)
  • Art Union of London (associate of)
  • Victorian Fine Art Society (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • St Stephen's, Rochester Row (associate of)
  • Royal Academy Schools (associate of)
  • Sydney College (associate of)
  • Art Union of London (associate of)
  • Victorian Fine Art Society (associate of)
Related works
  • Portrait of the Last Queen of the Aborigines (creator of)
  • The Grandmother (creator of)
  • The Free Seat (creator of)
  • Mother of Moses (creator of)
  • The Tangled Skein (creator of)
  • The Sisters, Lady Godiva (creator of)
  • (Female members of the Butler family from Tasmania) (creator of)
  • (the Hargreaves) (creator of)
  • (the Dangars) (creator of)
  • Lady Stephen (creator of)
  • The Entombment of our Saviour (creator of)
  • Portrait of Sir Astley Cooper (creator of)
  • The Burial of Sir John Moore (creator of)
  • Christ Blessing the Little Children (creator of)
  • An Emigrant's Thoughts of Home (creator of)
  • Scene at a Ghaut on the Bank of the Ganges (creator of)
  • Portrait of Captain Cook (creator of)
  • A Bush Funeral (creator of)
  • Dr James Mitchell (creator of)
  • Rev. Robert Forrest, headmaster of The King's School (creator of)
  • Rev. William Cowper (creator of)
  • General View of the Harbour and City of Sydney, Australia (creator of)
  • Mrs Hugh Chambers and her daughter (creator of)
  • Bishop William Grant Broughton (creator of)
  • Learning, a Female Figure Seated under a Southern Cross (creator of)
  • John Nodes Dickinson and his family (creator of)
  • Spenser Reading the 'Faerie Queene' to his Wife and Sir Walter Raleigh (creator of)
  • (Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna) (creator of)
  • The Building of Oxford University (creator of)
  • The Death of Abel (creator of)
  • Alfred in the Camp of the Danes (creator of)
  • The Sepulchre (creator of)
  • Sir Joshua Reynolds and his Friends (creator of)
  • Othello (creator of)
  • The Deathbed of John Wesley (creator of)
  • The Vicar of Wakefield (creator of)
  • English, French, and German Artists Resting at the Hermitage after the Ascent from Mount Vesuvius; from a Sketch Taken on the Spot (creator of)
  • Lady Jane Grey in the Tower Refusing to Accede to the Roman Catholic Faith (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Sir Astley Cooper) (creator of)
  • Little Red Riding Hood (creator of)
  • Study, the Head of an Artist (creator of)
  • The Evening Star (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Rev. Marshall Claxton) (creator of)
  • Portrait of the Last Queen of the Aborigines (creator of)
  • The Grandmother (creator of)
  • The Free Seat (creator of)
  • Mother of Moses (creator of)
  • The Tangled Skein (creator of)
  • The Sisters, Lady Godiva (creator of)
  • (Female members of the Butler family from Tasmania) (creator of)
  • (the Hargreaves) (creator of)
  • (the Dangars) (creator of)
  • Lady Stephen (creator of)
  • The Entombment of our Saviour (creator of)
  • Portrait of Sir Astley Cooper (creator of)
  • The Burial of Sir John Moore (creator of)
  • Christ Blessing the Little Children (creator of)
  • An Emigrant's Thoughts of Home (creator of)
  • Scene at a Ghaut on the Bank of the Ganges (creator of)
  • Portrait of Captain Cook (creator of)
  • A Bush Funeral (creator of)
  • Dr James Mitchell (creator of)
  • Rev. Robert Forrest, headmaster of The King's School (creator of)
  • Rev. William Cowper (creator of)
  • General View of the Harbour and City of Sydney, Australia (creator of)
  • Mrs Hugh Chambers and her daughter (creator of)
  • Bishop William Grant Broughton (creator of)
  • Learning, a Female Figure Seated under a Southern Cross (creator of)
  • John Nodes Dickinson and his family (creator of)
  • Spenser Reading the 'Faerie Queene' to his Wife and Sir Walter Raleigh (creator of)
  • (Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna) (creator of)
  • The Building of Oxford University (creator of)
  • The Death of Abel (creator of)
  • Alfred in the Camp of the Danes (creator of)
  • The Sepulchre (creator of)
  • Sir Joshua Reynolds and his Friends (creator of)
  • Othello (creator of)
  • The Deathbed of John Wesley (creator of)
  • The Vicar of Wakefield (creator of)
  • English, French, and German Artists Resting at the Hermitage after the Ascent from Mount Vesuvius; from a Sketch Taken on the Spot (creator of)
  • Lady Jane Grey in the Tower Refusing to Accede to the Roman Catholic Faith (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Sir Astley Cooper) (creator of)
  • Little Red Riding Hood (creator of)
  • Study, the Head of an Artist (creator of)
  • The Evening Star (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Rev. Marshall Claxton) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Former Colonial Secretary's Office, Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • York City Art Gallery, United Kingdom (collected in)
  • Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, England, UK (collected in)
  • Rossendale Museum, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hulbert Art Gallery, Coventry, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bolton Art Gallery, Lancashire, England, UK (collected in)
  • St James's Palace, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The King's School, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Chief Secretary's Office, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • St Paul's College, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Former Colonial Secretary's Office, Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • York City Art Gallery, United Kingdom (collected in)
  • Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, England, UK (collected in)
  • Rossendale Museum, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hulbert Art Gallery, Coventry, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bolton Art Gallery, Lancashire, England, UK (collected in)
  • St James's Palace, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The King's School, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Chief Secretary's Office, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • St Paul's College, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Cartoon competition for the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament, Westminster (received)
  • 1835 : Gold medal (received)
  • Royal Academy School of Painting (received)
  • Cartoon competition for the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament, Westminster (received)
  • 1835 : Gold medal (received)
  • Royal Academy School of Painting (received)
Related events
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • Fine Art Exhibition (None)
  • Australian Museum exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Fine Arts Society (None)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Houses of Parliament (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • Fine Art Exhibition (None)
  • Australian Museum exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Fine Arts Society (None)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Houses of Parliament (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
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Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:35 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:35 p.m.