Augustus Prinsep b. 31 March 1803

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Augustus Prinsep was a sketcher, writer and civil servant. He is known from his work, The Journal of a Voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land which his wife published posthumously.
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Name
Augustus Prinsep
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Commissioner of Pergunnah Palamow
  • Legal 'writer' (Clerk)
  • Civil servant
  • Writer
Birth date
31 March 1803
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
10 October 1830
Arrival
  • 22 September 1829 (Hobart Town)
Residence
  • 1829 - 1830 Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 1829 Batavia, Indonesia
  • 1803 - 1819 London, England, UK
  • c.1821 - c.1829 Calcutta, India
Training
  • c.1819 - c.1919 Haileybury College
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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