Robert David Fitzgerald b. 1830

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Fitzgerald was a prolific botanical illustrator. His plates in Australian Orchids (1875-1894) brought him international fame. He also produced drawings of native flowers and ladybirds.
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Name
Robert David Fitzgerald
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Collector (ANZSIC code: 6240)
  • Author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1830
Birth place
Ireland
Death date
12 August 1892
Death place
Hunters Hill, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1865 - 1876
  • 1856 - 1865
Arrival
  • 1856
Residence
  • 1856 - 1892 Sydney, NSW
  • Ireland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Gilbert, L. A. (c.1972), 'Robert David Fitzgerald', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, [eds. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward], Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1871), Sydney Mail, September 02.>, <ExternalResource: Gilbert, L. A. (1971), 'Botanical investigations of New South Wales 1811-1880', PhD thesis, vol. 2, University of New England, Armidale, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1875), 'Australian Orchids', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1872), Sydney Mail, May 11.>, <ExternalResource: (1877), Sydney Mail, July 07.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>, <ExternalResource: (1867), Horticultural Magazine, vol. 4, no. 1.>]