Oswald Walters Brierly b. 19 May 1817

Also known as Oswald Brierly
  • Artist (Painter)
Oswald Walters Brierly was a well-respected marine and natural history painter whose works are held in many public and private collections in Australia and England.
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Name
Oswald Walters Brierly
Also known as Oswald Brierly
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Curator of the Queen's pictures in the Painted Hall, Greenwich (Curator of the Queen's pictures in the Painted Hall, Greenwich Appointment)
Birth date
19 May 1817
Birth place
Chester, England, UK
Death date
14 December 1894
Death place
London, England, UK
Arrival
  • 1841 (Aboard the RYS Wanderer)
Residence
  • 1842 - 1848 Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW
Training
  • Navigation and naval architecture, Portsmouth, England, UK
  • Henry Sass's school, Bloomsbury Street, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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