Emel'yan Korneyev b. 1780

Also known as Korneev, Karneyeff, Emel'ian, Jemeljan Michailowitsch Kanjejeff
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A member of a Russian expedition, Korneyev visited Sydney for three weeks in 1820. During the visit he sketched Sydney and its environs and accompanied a botanical excursion to the Blue Mountains where he made sketches of a variety of flora. There were over 300 drawings of the entire journey many of them lost by the Russian Naval Ministry.
Name
Emel'yan Korneyev
Also known as:
  • Korneev
  • Karneyeff
  • Emel'ian
  • Jemeljan Michailowitsch Kanjejeff
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1780
Birth place
Khorol, Ukraine
Death date
1839
Active Period
  • c.1799 - c.1820
Arrival
  • 2 March 1820 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the sloop Otkrytie(Discovery))
Training
  • Later known as the St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts, Russian Academy of Arts
Cultural Heritage
  • Ukrainian
Languages
  • Russian
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870