Cornelius Delohery

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Colonial artist, arrived in Australia as a public servant but was dismissed for insubordination, which he sought to clear himself of by letters of petition, even in his later years. As an artist he had painted the famous 'discoverer' of gold, E. H. Hargraves as well as some self portraits. He opened a drawing academy in 1858.
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Citations

  • (29 September 1855), 'Bell’s Life in Sydney’, 1854-11-25, 1853-07-30, 1851-01-18.

  • (1929), 'Historic Records of Australia 14 (1928/1929)’.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related person groups
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts (associate of)