Samuel Clayton b. c.1783

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist
Portraitist, engraver, art teacher and silversmith born in Ireland. Transported to NSW, reputedly for forgery, he prospered in the colony.
Name
Samuel Clayton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Silversmith (ANZSIC code: 2591)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
  • Engraver (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
c.1783
Birth place
Dublin, Ireland
Death date
1853
Death place
Gunning, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1793 - c.1851
  • 1 October 1824 - 1853
  • 1816 - 1823
Arrival
  • 1816 (Arrived New South Wales in the 'Surrey'.)
Residence
  • 1853 Gunning, NSW
  • c.1835 - c.1845 Windsor, NSW
  • c.1832 - c.1834 24 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1816 - 1835 Sydney, NSW
  • 1783 - 1816 Dublin, Ireland
Training
  • (Trained by Benjamin Clayton), Dublin, Ireland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870