Byron Drury b.

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Naval officer and sketcher. Served on the Alligator when the ship was at Port Essington (Northern Territory) in 1838-1839. Later drew a pen-and-ink view, 'Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island' (1852), on a page which also includes a pencil sketch of a sailing ship with the edge of Nepean Island (off Norfolk Island) in the right-hand corner.
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Name
Byron Drury
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
Birth place
UK
Active Period
  • c.1852
Arrival
  • 1838
Residence
  • c.1838 - c.1839 Port Essington, Northern Territory
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: O'Byrne, W. (1849), 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary', London.>]