Henry Augustus Severn b. 1833

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Henry Augustus Severn was a painter, professional photographer and printmaker. In 1863 he helped decorate North Shore School of Arts to celebrate the marriage of the Prince of Wales. Severn also worked as a mineral assayer in New Zealand.

Citations

  • Poulton, J. (1987), 'Adelaide Ironside: The Pilgrim of Art’, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Wood, C. (1971), 'The Dictionary of Victorian Artists’, Woodbridge (Suffolk).

  • (1866), Australian Monthly Magazine (Melbourne), [3].

  • Information sourced from Martin, Megan (Historic Houses Trust).

  • Kerr, Joan, '[Joan Kerr Archive]’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions