Richard Atherton Ffarington b. 23 December 1823

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Ffarington recorded the natural world of Western Australia and its indigenous inhabitants while serving with the 51st Regiment in Western Australia bewteen 1843-47. His sketches and watercolours include competent scenes of the coast, but of far more importance are his drawing and watercolours of the daily activites of the local Aboriginal people.
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exhibited at
Ffarington's Folio: South West Australia 1843-1847
Date
24 May 1986 - 29 June 1986
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

Curator Gary Dufour

Type
Exhibition
Website
https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/objects/19435/ffaringtons-sketchbook-folio

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Residences
  • 1855 England
  • May 1847 - 1855 Calcutta, India
  • 1841 - 1843 Sydney, NSW ( In 1843 Ffarington returned to London aboard the ‘Trusty', purchased a commission of Lieutenant and set sail for Western Australia via Launceston, Tasmania, aboard the 'Champion' with his wife Ellen Julia Rowes.)
  • July 1843 - 13 March 1847 Western Australia (Lieutenant Ffarington served as an Ensign with the 51st Regiment in WA. The 51st Regiment maintained stations in south west Australis at the following locations: King George Sound, Kojonup, Bunbury, Williams, Leschenault, Pinjarra, and Rottnest. Ffarington is recorded to have been granted four suburban lots in Perth in 1845. There is also a record of the birth of three children between 1843 and 1847.)
  • 1855 England
  • May 1847 - 1855 Calcutta, India
  • 1841 - 1843 Sydney, NSW
  • July 1843 - 13 March 1847 Western Australia (The 51st Regiment maintained stations in south west Australis at the following locations: King George Sound, Kojonup, Bunbury, Williams, Leschenault, Pinjarra, and Rottnest. Ffarington is recorded to have been granted four suburban lots in Perth in 1845.)