Andrew Torning b. 26 September 1814

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'Ballet dancer, pantomimist, gymnast, actor, scene painter, interior decorator, artist, theatre lessee, founder of a fire brigade and its first captain, and Deacon of the Pitt Street Congregational Church, Sydney', so described Eric Irvin about Andrew Torning, the multi-talented colonial artist. Particularly skilled at decorating, he was commissioned to design parts of buildings such as St Mary's.
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painter, scene-painter, decorator, art teacher, actor, fireman and entrepreneur, was born in London on 26 September 1814, reputedly the son of a Danish sea captain.

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  • Parisian Decorator's Establishments (associate of)
  • Sydney's Royal Hotel, NSW (associate of)
  • Prince of Wales Theatre, NSW (associate of)
  • Shakspere Saloon, Pitt St, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Royal Navy, Australia (associate of)
  • San Francisco Fire Department, USA (associate of)
  • Lyon & Cottier, NSW (associate of)
  • Parisian Decorator's Establishments (associate of)
  • Sydney's Royal Hotel, NSW (associate of)
  • Prince of Wales Theatre, NSW (associate of)
  • Shakspere Saloon, Pitt St, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Royal Navy, Australia (associate of)
  • San Francisco Fire Department, USA (associate of)