Robert Field Porter

  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, shipowner and merchant, Porter settled down in New Zealand in 1841 after a brief stay in Australia. Exhibited with the Auckland Society of Artists in 1875.
Name
Robert Field Porter
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Merchant (ANZSIC code: G)
  • Shipowner (ANZSIC code: 48)
Active Period
  • c.1875
Residence
  • Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Port Lincoln, SA
  • c.1841- Auckland, New Zealand
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870