Philip Lamothe Snell Chauncy b. 21 June 1816

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, amateur photographer, modeller and surveyor throughout Victoria. Wherever he lived he became acquainted with the Aboriginal people and learned their languages.
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Name
Philip Lamothe Snell Chauncy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Registrar
  • Surveyor
Birth date
21 June 1816
Birth place
Datchet, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Death date
9 April 1880
Death place
Ballarat, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1848 - c.1878
Arrival
  • 23 October 1839 (At Holdfast Bay aboard the 'Dumfries'.)
Residence
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Ballarat, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Ararat, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Camperdown, Vic.
  • c.1825 - c.1839 London, England, UK
  • c.1825 - c.1839 Worcester, England, UK
  • 1878 - 1880 Ballarat, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Castlemaine, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.1878 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1860 Dunolly, Vic.
  • c.1853 - c.1860 Echuca, Vic.
  • c.1853 - c.1860 McIvor (Heathcote), Vic.
  • c.1853 - c.1860 Heathfield, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1841 - 1853 Swan River Colony, WA
  • c.1825 - c.1839 Wales, UK
  • c.1816 - c.1825 France
Training
  • c.1825 - c.1839 Mr Curtis of Soho Square, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Mitchell, Anne (associate of)
  • Chauncy, William Snell (child of)
  • Chauncy, Theresa (child of)
  • Lamothe, Dominique Pierre (Dr) (grandchild of)
  • Walker, Theresa Snell (sibling of)
  • Kemmis, Charlotte (spouse of)
  • Mitchell, Susan Augusta (spouse of)
  • Chauncy, Theresa (parent of)
  • Chauncy, Willie (parent of)
Related people
  • Curtis, T. J. (associate of)
  • Irwin, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Berkeley, Martha Maria Snell (sibling of)
Related works
  • (Dunolly) (creator of)
  • Survey Office, Heathcote, Victoria (creator of)
  • (View of the cemetery) (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Susie) (creator of)
  • (Fremantle) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Crown Lands and Survey Department, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)