Senior Richard Daniel Read b. c.1765

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Richard Read (senior) was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation for possession of forged notes and arrived in Sydney on the Earl Spencer on 9 October 1813. He was a miniature, portrait and historical painter. His portraits of public officials display naturalistic features that evince a nineteenth-century sensibility.
Name
Senior Richard Daniel Read
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Historical painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
c.1765
Birth place
England, UK
Active Period
  • 1814 - 1827
  • 1805 - 1808
Arrival
  • 9 October 1813 (Read was a convict. He arrived in Sydney on the 'Earl Spencer'.)
Residence
  • c.1821 - c.1827 25 Upper Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1821 6 Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1814 - 1821 37 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870