Alfred William Eustace b. 1820

  • Artist (Painter)
The multi-talented Eustace painted scenes of historically important events in north-eastern Victoria. His landscape paintings on gum leaves earned him the title 'Bush Artist' and by 1896 he was receiving orders for them from Europe.
Name
Alfred William Eustace
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Signwriter (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • House decorator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Gamekeeper (ANZSIC code: 0529)
  • Shepherd (ANZSIC code: 0529)
  • Musician (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Taxidermist (ANZSIC code: 2599)
Birth date
1820
Birth place
Berkshire, England, UK
Death date
29 May 1907
Death place
Chiltern, Vic.
Burial place
Chiltern New Cemetery, Chiltern, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1900
Arrival
  • 1851
Residence
  • c.1854 - c.1868 Albury, NSW
  • 1851 - 1907 near Chiltern, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870