Canon Rev. Marcus Blake Brownrigg b. 1835

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
An artistic Anglican clergyman who painted the landscapes of Tasmania, to varying degrees of regard. A bit of an explorer, he built his own canoe, and illustrated and wrote a book about his travels.

Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 11338/1890’.

  • 'NSW Marriage Records : 1236/1862’.

  • Condon, H.H., 'Marcus Blake Brownrigg’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 3.

  • Gibbney, H.J. & Smith, A.G. (1987), 'A Biographical Register 1788 1939’, Canberra.

  • Lane, T & Serle, J. (1990), 'Australians at Home’, Melbourne.

  • Mowle, L.M. (1978), 'A Genealogical History of Pioneer Families of Australia’, Adelaide.

  • O’Byrne, W. (1849), 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary’, London.

  • Sullivan, Bridget/ Adkins, Yvonne/ Wolfhagen, Catherine (2001), 'Aspects of Tasmanian Art’, 11-23, brochure to accompany inaugural exhibition at Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery at Inveresk.

  • Information sourced from Deakin, Edwina.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

  • Information sourced from Sullivan and Adkins.

Initial data sources

  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'