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.

Citations

  • Dunn, E.J. (1910), 'Biographical sketch of the founders of the Geological Survey of Victoria’, Melbourne, VIC : Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Victoria, no. 23.

  • (25 June 1894), '(obituary)’, Age.

  • 'Taylor Family Papers’, Melbourne, Vic : La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria (manuscript).

Initial data sources

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