Philip Lamothe Snell Chauncy b. 21 June 1816

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, amateur photographer, modeller and surveyor throughout Victoria. Wherever he lived he became acquainted with the Aboriginal people and learned their languages.
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Name
Philip Lamothe Snell Chauncy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Registrar (ANZSIC code: 9540)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
21 June 1816
Birth place
Datchet, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Death date
9 April 1880
Death place
Ballarat, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1848 - c.1878
Arrival
  • 23 October 1839 (At Holdfast Bay aboard the 'Dumfries'.)
Residence
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Ballarat, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Ararat, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Camperdown, Vic.
  • c.1825 - c.1839 London, England, UK
  • c.1825 - c.1839 Worcester, England, UK
  • 1878 - 1880 Ballarat, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.9 January 1878 Castlemaine, Vic.
  • c.1860 - c.1878 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1860 Dunolly, Vic.
  • c.1853 - c.1860 Echuca, Vic.
  • c.1853 - c.1860 McIvor (Heathcote), Vic.
  • c.1853 - c.1860 Heathfield, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1841 - 1853 Swan River Colony, WA
  • c.1825 - c.1839 Wales, UK
  • c.1816 - c.1825 France
Training
  • c.1825 - c.1839 Mr Curtis of Soho Square, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870