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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  • Album of watercolour sketches (creator of)
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Related collections
  • Rex Nan Kivell Collection (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England, UK (collected in)
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Collection of Kerry Stokes, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, 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)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • James Cook University, Townsville, QLD (collected in)
Related events
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
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  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)