Cyrus Mason b. 1829

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
English colonial male lithographer, watercolourist, and draughtsman. His diverse career included writing and illustrating children's books, teaching, publishing newspapers, public speaking and founding music and art societies.
Name
Cyrus Mason
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Chain-man (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Sharebroker (ANZSIC code: 6411)
  • Mining agent (ANZSIC code: 1012)
  • Lithographic draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
1829
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
8 August 1915
Death place
East Melbourne, Vic
Active Period
  • c.1840 - c.1915
Arrival
  • 1853 (aboard the James L. Bogart)
Residence
  • c.1867 - c.1869 Launceston, Tas
  • c.1829 - c.1852 London, England, UK
  • c.1847 - c.1848 Paris, France
  • c.1853 - c.1915 Melbourne, Vic
  • c.1889 - c.1900 Tynong, Gippsland, VIC
  • c.1864 - c.1867 Bridge Street, Woods Point, Gippsland, Vic
  • c.1853 - c.1854 35 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • c.1871 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic
  • c.1840 - c.1847 Apprentice, Waterlow & Sons, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870