Charles Archer b. 1813

  • Artist (Painter)
Charles Archer made numerous maps and drawings of Queensland and is considered one of its major early artists. A member of the enterprising colonial Archer family, Charles built a number of buildings on the family properties and is credited with inventing what is now known as the Queensland squatter's chair.
Name
Charles Archer
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Squatter (ANZSIC code: 01)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1813
Birth place
Scotland, UK
Death date
c.1862
Death place
Norway
Active Period
  • c.1843 - c.1853
Arrival
  • 1840 (Arrived Sydney, NSW)
Residence
  • c.1857 - c.1862 Norway
  • c.1854 - c.1857 Rockhampton, Qld.
  • c.1843 - c.1854 Durandur, near Woodford, Qld.
  • c.1840 - c.1843 Sydney, NSW
  • England, UK
  • c.July 1830- Tobago, West Indies
  • 1825 - 1830 Larvik, Norway
  • c.1813 - c.1825 Scotland, UK
Training
  • Laurvig Grammar School, Larvik, Norway
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870