Charles Ferdinand Hamilton Smith

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith whose obsession with natural history put upon his son the responsibility to expand his existing collection when young Smith was sent to Australia as an army officer with a convict ship.
Name
Charles Ferdinand Hamilton Smith
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Army officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Natural historian (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Death date
1859
Active Period
  • 1833 - 1859
Arrival
  • 15 July 1835 (Westmoreland, Sydney, NSW.)
Residence
  • 1835 - 1859 New South Wales
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870