Norman Taylor b. 3 October 1834

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
With the death of his father acting as a catalyst, Norman Taylor (1834/1894) left England with his mother to arrive in Melbourne at the age of 21. Finding a career in geology, Taylor produced numerous landscape sketches and paintings noted for their accuracy.
Name
Norman Taylor
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
  • Geologist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
3 October 1834
Birth place
Brixton, Surrey, England, UK
Death date
22 June 1894
Death place
Melbourne, VIC
Burial place
Daylesford cemetery, Daylesford, VIC
Active Period
  • 12 February 1855 - 22 June 1894
  • 1855
Arrival
  • 12 February 1855 (At Melbourne, aboard the 'Canaan'.)
Residence
  • 1871 - 22 June 1894 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1870 - c.1871 Queensland, QLD
  • July 1869 - 1870 Cudgewong River, Mudgee, NSW
  • 12 February 1855 - 1868 Melbourne, VIC
  • 3 October 1834 - 1 November 1855 England, UK
Training
  • c.1834 - c.1855 Addiscombe, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870