Richard Minchin b. 5 March 1831

Also known as Richard Ernest Minchin
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, lithographer(?), draughtsman and zoo director, migrated to Adelaide from Ireland in the 1850s, won many prizes at the South Australian Society of Arts with landscape and genre paintings.
Name
Richard Minchin
Also known as Richard Ernest Minchin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Drawing master (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Zoo director (ANZSIC code: 8921)
Birth date
5 March 1831
Birth place
Greenhills, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death date
4 January 1893
Death place
Mount Barker, SA
Active Period
  • c.1857 - c.1878
Arrival
  • 1851 (Adelaide, aboard the 'Stag'.)
Residence
  • Victoria
  • Ireland
  • Adelaide, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870