Richard Rishworth b. 1799

  • Artist (Painter)
Richard Rishworth, listed in the Ballarat Directory in 1857 as artist and decorator, lived at Bakery Hill, Ballarat East, Victoria. He was also Secretary for Vic. G.M. Co., Swamp, Ballarat.
Name
Richard Rishworth (BA Cantab)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Decorator (ANZSIC code: 6924) 1857 - c.1880 Ballarat, Vic.
Birth date
1799
Birth place
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Birth note
Third son of eleven children.
Death date
1883
Death place
Ballarat, Victoria
Active Period
  • c.1825 - c.1880
Arrival
  • 1852 (Ship: Success. Assisted passage. Taught children on board.)
Residence
  • c.1799 - c.1820 West Riding of Yorkshire, England ( Lived in Wakefield with parents. Attended Grammar School (perhaps in Yorkshire).)
  • 1820 - 1824 University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (Earned his BA. Subject unknown.)
  • c.1824 - c.1851 London, England (Claimed to be an Artist and Landscape Painter. And a Gentleman.)
  • 1852 - 1883 Ballarat, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870