Richard Shepherd b. 6 April 1825

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Richard Shepherd was a lithographer. He was a foundation member of the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1870. Shepherd also helped found the South Melbourne Art School.

Citations

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson, 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1980).

  • Darragh, T., 'Directory of nineteenth century engravers and lithographers working in Victoria’, manuscript (Thomas A. Darragh).

Initial data sources

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