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.

Citations

  • (May 1989), 'Selected Australian Pictures’, Paddington, NSW : Scheding Berry Fine Art catalogue, May 1989, .

  • Craig, E.D., 'Australian Art Auction Records 1973-1975’, Sydney, NSW : Vols 2 (1976-87), 1976/1987.

  • Dibbs, E.R. (1949), 'Captain Charles Hamilton Smith of the 28th Foot’, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 35/2.

  • (1975), 'Christie’s Australian Art Sales Index 1969-1974’, Sydney, NSW : (n.d.).

  • 'Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859)’, Sydney, NSW : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, (PXn 94).

  • Craig, E.D., 'Australian Art Auction Records 1975-1978’, Sydney, NSW : Vol 3 (1976-87).

  • Craig, E.D., 'Australian Art Auction Records 1984-1987’, Sydney, NSW : Vols 5 (1976-87).

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870