Anthony Alder b. 27 December 1838

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Anthony Alder was a Brisbane-based taxidermist who is also known for his paintings of Australian fauna, particularly ornithological subjects.
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Name
Anthony Alder
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Publican Caloundra Hotel, Caloundra, QLD (Publican 1886-1892.)
  • Taxidermist Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, QLD (Taxidermist 1907-1915.)
  • Taxidermist Private Practitioner, George Street, Brisbane, QLD (Taxidermist 1875-1907. Produced fashion accessories as well as mounted specimens and also created examples of fruit and minerals.)
Birth date
27 December 1838
Birth place
Stroud, Goucestershire, Great Britain
Birth note
Eighth child of ten born to Anthony and Elizabeth Alder.
Death date
20 April 1915
Death place
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Burial place
Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, QLD
Death note
Died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. Alder fell from a ladder while carrying out general maintenance on an exhibit. BurialNote: 1915-04-21
Active Period
  • c.1875 - c.1906
Arrival
  • 16 August 1875 (Aboard the Harmodius, sailing from England on 19 April 1875.)
Residence
  • 1886 - 1892 Caloundra, QLD
  • 1875 - 1915 Brisbane, QLD
Languages
  • English

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References [<ExternalResource: McKay, Judith (April 1998), ''A good show': Colonial Queensland at international exhibitions', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Cultural Heritage Series, vol. 1, part 2, Brisbane, .>, <ExternalResource: Fawcett, J W (c.1894), 'Queenslander', Queenslander, Brisbane, QLD, JW Fawcett's notes on Queensland ornithology were complimented by Alder's grisaille watercolours. The first installment was published on 22 September 1894 and continued weekly until 14 March 1896. Until 1900 intermittent illustrated entries continued to be exhibited in the Queenslander. A colour reproduction of Alder's painting of 17 Queensland birds, now in the collection of the State Library of Queensland, was published in 1906-12-08.>, <ExternalResource: 'Brisbane Courier', Brisbane Courier, Brisbane, QLD, Articles detailing Alder include 1862-01-28 p2; 1871-04-25 p2; 1876-02-03 p2; 1876-06-26 p3; 1877-09-27 p4; 1877-12-04 p1; 1878-07-05 p2; 1878-08-27 p3; 1879-07-31 p5; 1879-08-23 p1; 1892-01-13 p6; 1892-09-17 p5; 1892-12-29 p6; 1893-01-14 p4; 1894-12-4 p4; 1895-02-09 p6; 1895-04-06 p4; 1895-05-09 p1; 1895-05-09 p5; 1895-08-13 p3; 1895-08-15 p7; 1895-12-17 p4; 1896-01-30 p8; 1897-01-25 p7; 1898-07-13 p6; 1898-08-05 p4; 1900-10-24 p5; 1915-04-21 p6; 1915-04-23 p9.>, <ExternalResource: Byrne, Dianne F.; Lambkin, Kevin J. (2010), ''Anthony Alder (1838-1915), Queensland taxidermist and bird painter', Archives of Natural History 37 pp. 58-73', Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Scotland, Primary source of information. Comprehensive list of references and further sources contained within.>, <ExternalResource: 'Published sources', Archives of Natural History 37 pp58-73; Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Scotland. http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/E026095410900165X.>] [<ExternalResource: McKay, Judith (April 1998), ''A good show': Colonial Queensland at international exhibitions', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Cultural Heritage Series, vol. 1, part 2, Brisbane, .>, <ExternalResource: 'Brisbane Courier', Brisbane Courier, Brisbane, QLD, Articles detailing Alder include 1862-01-28 p2; 1871-04-25 p2; 1876-02-03 p2; 1876-06-26 p3; 1877-09-27 p4; 1877-12-04 p1; 1878-07-05 p2; 1878-08-27 p3; 1879-07-31 p5; 1879-08-23 p1; 1892-01-13 p6; 1892-09-17 p5; 1892-12-29 p6; 1893-01-14 p4; 1894-12-4 p4; 1895-02-09 p6; 1895-04-06 p4; 1895-05-09 p1; 1895-05-09 p5; 1895-08-13 p3; 1895-08-15 p7; 1895-12-17 p4; 1896-01-30 p8; 1897-01-25 p7; 1898-07-13 p6; 1898-08-05 p4; 1900-10-24 p5; 1915-04-21 p6; 1915-04-23 p9.>, <ExternalResource: Byrne, Dianne F.; Lambkin, Kevin J. (2010), ''Anthony Alder (1838-1915), Queensland taxidermist and bird painter', Archives of Natural History 37 pp. 58-73', Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Scotland, Primary source of information. Comprehensive list of references and further sources contained within.>, <ExternalResource: 'Published sources', Archives of Natural History 37 pp58-73; Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Scotland. http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/E026095410900165X.>, <ExternalResource: Fawcett, J W (c.1894), 'Queenslander', Queenslander, Brisbane, QLD, JW Fawcett's notes on Queensland ornithology were complimented by Alder's grisaille watercolours. The first installment was published on 22 September 1894 and continued weekly until 14 March 1896. Until 1900 intermittent illustrated entries continued to be exhibited in the Queenslander. A colour reproduction of Alder's painting of 17 Queensland birds, now in the collection of the State Library of Queensland, was published in 1906-12-08.>]