Alfred Thomas Agate b. 14 February 1812

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
American male colonial botanical and portrait sketcher who visited Australia as part of the 1838-1842 USA World Expedition. Agate remained in Sydney drawing NSW landscapes while the rest of the team toured Antarctica.
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Name
Alfred Thomas Agate
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692)
Birth date
14 February 1812
Birth place
Sparta, New York, USA
Death date
5 January 1846
Death place
Washington DC, USA
Active Period
  • c.1838 - c.1846
Arrival
  • December 1839 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard USS Relief.)
Residence
  • c.1842 - c.January 1846 Washington DC, USA
  • c.1839 - c.1840 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1812 - c.1838 Sparta, New York, USA
Cultural Heritage
  • American
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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