Richard Huthnane Nancarrow b. c.1833

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Migrating to Australia in 1855, he settled in Neilborough in Victoria where he worked as a miner. He became well-known in the area for his natural history paintings and won the gold medal for his Australian wildflower watercolour paintings at the Geelong Industrial and Juvenile Exhibition in 1879.
Name
Richard Huthnane Nancarrow
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) (Lecturer On Natural History at the Bendigo Mechanics Institute.)
  • Miner (ANZSIC code: B)
Birth date
c.1833
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
1889
Death place
Raywood, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1879
Arrival
  • 1855 (Arrived 1855)
Residence
  • Neilborough, Vic.
  • Bendigo, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870