Benjamin Travers Solly b. 24 August 1820

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A well-connected colonial official for most of his life, Solly was an accomplished sketcher and watercolourist with representation in significant collections.
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Name
Benjamin Travers Solly
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Public servant
Birth date
24 August 1820
Birth place
Walthamstow, Essex England, UK, Walthamstow, Essex (Greater London), England, UK
Birth note
Greater London
Death date
14 August 1902
Active Period
  • c.1830 - c.1894
Arrival
  • 1840
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Tasmania
  • South Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related people
  • Young, Henry Fox (associate of)
  • Solly, Thomas (child of)
  • Solly, Mary (child of)
  • Young, Henry Fox (associate of)
  • Solly, Thomas (child of)