Edward Murphy b. 1823

  • Artist ,
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Illuminator, ornamental penman, sign-writer, plasterer, soldier and deserter, made elaborate pen, pencil and wash illuminations of flags and ships in Hobart Town.

Citations

  • '(WO12 Returns reels 3719-3731, 3896 99, 3901, 3903)’.

  • (1871), '(Victorian Death Certificate 9678/1871)’.

  • Schaffer, I. (September 1986), 'Edward Murphy 99th Regiment soldier artist 1823-1871’, Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Volume 33, Number 3, .

  • Austin, M. (1979), 'The Army in Australia 1840-50’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Nicholson, I. (1985), 'Shipping Arrivals and Departures Tasmania 1834-1842’, Canberra, ACT.

  • (22 November 1855), Tasmanian Daily Mail.

  • '(Somersetshire ADM 101/68 reel 3210)’, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas.

Initial data sources

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