Edmund Besley Court Kennedy b. 5 September 1818

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Kennedy was primarily a surveyor and explorer with an interest in drawing and watercolours. He was killed while exploring Queensland's Cape York in 1848 but his field sketches were recovered.

Citations

  • Beale, E. (1970), 'Kennedy of Cape York’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Mitchell, Thomas (1848), 'Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia’, London, England.

Initial data sources

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