Francis Fearn b. 25 March 1835

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
Francis Fearn engaged in a multifarious range of occupational pursuits including gold-prospecting - which unfortunately brought him no luck. He worked at various times as a scene-painter, theatre lessee, and promoter of entertainments. His artistic pursuits were no less varied and in 1884 these finally enabled him to set up as a full-time artist.
Name
Francis Fearn
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Proprietor of railway refreshment rooms (ANZSIC code: 4511)
  • Land officer (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Borough councillor (ANZSIC code: 7530)
  • Scene-painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
Birth date
25 March 1835
Birth place
Honiton, Devonshire, England, UK
Death date
23 December 1896
Death place
Bendigo, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1852 - 1896
Arrival
  • 25 December 1852 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • Bendigo, Vic.
  • c.25 December 1852 - c.1852 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.25 March 1835 - c.1852 Honiton, Devonshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870