John Mitchell Cantle b. 24 October 1849

Also known as J. M. Cantle
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Late colonial era ornithological painter, illustrator, cartoonist and postcard designer. One major catalogued private collection of Cantle's ornithological paintings exists, the works each annotated and dating between 1887 and 1918 with the majority executed between 1887 and 1895.
Tags: Ornithological watercolourist, Postcard

Citations

  • 'NSW Marriage Records : 2778/1885’.

  • 'NSW Birth Records : V1849770 34A/1849; 4823/1886; 8512/1887; 8511/1887; 25737/1890; 31655/1896’.

  • 'NSW Death Records : 2685/1886; 10334/1919; 6243/1941; 12365/1941; 16827/1947; 2685/1886’.

  • Cook, David (1986), 'Picture postcards in Australia 1898-1920’, Lilydale, Vic : Pioneer Design Studio.

  • (21 March 1883), Sydney Morning Herald, p.11.

  • Information sourced from Deakin, Edwina.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, Anita.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists