Francis Russell Nixon b. 1 August 1803

Also known as F. R. T., Francis Russell Nixson, Bishop Francis Russell Nixson
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, sketcher, photographer and Anglican Bishop. Being consecrated the first bishop of Tasmania, Nixon used his sketches and paintings as a way to document his time spent in Tasmania.
Name
Francis Russell Nixon
Also known as:
  • F. R. T. (Tasmanian Work)
  • Francis Russell Nixson
  • Bishop Francis Russell Nixson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Anglican bishop (ANZSIC code: 9540) -
Birth date
1 August 1803
Birth place
Foots Cray, Kent, England, UK
Death date
7 April 1879
Death place
Lake Maggiore, Italy, Vignolo, Lake Maggiore, Italy
Burial place
British Cemetery, Stresa, Italy
Death note
Vignolo,near Stresa.
Active Period
  • c.1823 - c.1860
Arrival
  • 1843 (To Van Diemen's Land via Cape Town on board 'Duke of Roxburgh'.)
Residence
  • 1866 - 1879 Lake Maggiore, Italy, Vignolo, Lake Maggiore, Italy (Near Stresa. )
  • c.1862 - England, UK
  • 1846 - 1848 England, UK
  • 1843 - 1846 Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 1836 - 1843 England, UK
Training
  • - St John's College, Oxford, UK
  • - Merchant Taylors' School, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870