Henry Gilbert Jones b. c.1804

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, engraver, pharmacist and farmer, he produced a series of etchings in the 1840s which constitute some of the earliest views of Melbourne.
Name
Henry Gilbert Jones
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Farmer (ANZSIC code: 01)
  • Engraver (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Pharmacist (ANZSIC code: 4272)
Birth date
c.1804
Birth place
UK
Birth note
Place of his birth being given variously as Cheltenham, England, and Cardiff or Swansea, Wales.
Death date
27 March 1888
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Burial place
St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1846 - c.1859
Arrival
  • 29 September 1840 (Melbourne, Vic. aboard the 'Himalaya'.)
Residence
  • Eltham, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870