John Thomas Richardson b. 1835

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
John Richardson, painter and engraver, arrived at Port Phillip in the Clifton on 13 February 1850. His father was Moses Richardson, a well-known Newcastle antiquary, stationer, printer and print-seller. Richardson was a founding member of the Art Society of New South Wales, serving on its council in 1880-1881.

Citations

  • Hunt, C. (1975), 'The Book Trade in Northumberland and Durham to 1860’, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

  • Welford, R. (1906), 'Art and archaeology: The three Richardsons’, Archaeologia Aeliana, [33].

  • Darragh, T., 'Directory of nineteenth century engravers and lithographers working in Victoria’, (manuscript).

  • Information sourced from Deakin, E.

  • Keating, S., 'The Richardson family’, (manuscript).

See also

  • ''Birdie's Glen', Illustrated Sydney News, 1886-05-15.'.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870