John Nelson b. 1825

Also known as John McKirdy Nelson
  • Artist (Painter)
Nelson was a landscape painter, schoolteacher and police clerk. He painted prolifically as he travelled throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
Name
John Nelson
Also known as John McKirdy Nelson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Police Clerk
  • School teacher (ANZSIC code: 802)
Birth date
1825
Birth place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death date
1881
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1841 - c.1881
Arrival
  • 1841 (Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).)
Residence
  • c.1869 - c.1881 Melbourne, Vic.
  • Ballarat, Vic.
  • c.1862 Hobart Town, Tas.
  • 1855 - 1862 Launceston, Tas.
  • 1848 - 1855 Sorell, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870