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.
associate of
Governor Macquarie
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associate of
Alan Cunningham
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associate of
Dr Stein
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