Charles Berkeley

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Charles Berkeley emigrated to South Australia where he joined the police ranks after a failed attempt at farming. An occasional sketcher known only for an outline sketch of a house, Berkeley's artistic reputation was thoroughly eclipsed by that of his wife's - the well known professional miniature painter Martha Maria Snell Berkeley.
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Name
Charles Berkeley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Justice of the peace
  • Policeman
  • Army officer
Death date
26 January 1856
Death place
Portland, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1836 - 1856
Arrival
  • c.1836 (Arrived SA aboard the John Renwick)
Residence
  • c.1852 - c.26 January 1856 Victoria
  • c.1836 - c.1852 South Australia
  • 1836 Charmouth, Dorset, England
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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