Cyrus Mason b. 1829

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
English colonial male lithographer, watercolourist, and draughtsman. His diverse career included writing and illustrating children's books, teaching, publishing newspapers, public speaking and founding music and art societies.
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Citations

  • 'Mason family papers’.

Initial data sources

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

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Other occupations
  • Chain-man
  • Sharebroker
  • Mining agent
  • Lithographic draughtsman
  • Teacher
  • Chain-man
  • Sharebroker
  • Mining agent
  • Lithographic draughtsman
  • Teacher
Arrivals
  • 1853 (aboard the James L. Bogart)
  • June 1853 (aboard the James L. Bogart)
Related people
  • Ham, Thomas (associate of)
  • Strafford, George (associate of)
  • Thomas, Edmund (associate of)
  • Parsons, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Longstaff, John (associate of)
  • Fox, E. Phillips (associate of)
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Mason, Abraham John (child of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Fred (associate of)
  • Mather, John (associate of)
  • Glover, Henry Heath (associate of)
  • Stringer, F. (associate of)
  • Sutherland, Alex (associate of)
  • Mason, Jane Eliza (child of)
  • Mason, Jessie (spouse of)
  • Ham, Thomas (associate of)
  • Strafford, George (associate of)
  • Thomas, Edmund (associate of)
  • Parsons, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Longstaff, John (associate of)
  • Fox, E. Phillips (associate of)
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Mason, Abraham John (child of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Fred (associate of)
  • Mather, John (associate of)
  • Glover, Henry Heath (associate of)
  • Stringer, F. (associate of)
  • Sutherland, Alex (associate of)
  • Mason, Jane Eliza (child of)
  • Mason, Jessie (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Victorian Industrial Society (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Stringer, Mason & Co (associate of)
  • Engineer-in-Chief's Department of the Victorian Railways (associate of)
  • Doyne, Major & Villet (associate of)
  • De Gruchy & Co (associate of)
  • Melbourne Musical Union (founding member) (associate of)
  • Art Union of Victoria (associate of)
  • Buonarotti Club (founding member) (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (associate of)
  • Victorian Industrial Society (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Stringer, Mason & Co (associate of)
  • Engineer-in-Chief's Department of the Victorian Railways (associate of)
  • Doyne, Major & Villet (associate of)
  • De Gruchy & Co (associate of)
  • Melbourne Musical Union (founding member) (associate of)
  • Art Union of Victoria (associate of)
  • Buonarotti Club (founding member) (associate of)
Related works
  • Sketches of the Bridges over the Yarra Yarra River, Melbourne 1884 (creator of)
  • Sundown from Windmill Hill, Launceston (creator of)
  • Red Bluff and Half Moon Bay (creator of)
  • Sketch of the new Melbourne Town Hall (creator of)
  • Houses of Parliament - Melbourne 1856 (creator of)
  • Gold diggings, a series of six tinted lithographs (creator of)
  • Melbourne, 1854 (from Emerald Hill) (creator of)
  • Sketches of the Bridges over the Yarra Yarra River, Melbourne 1884 (creator of)
  • Sundown from Windmill Hill, Launceston (creator of)
  • Red Bluff and Half Moon Bay (creator of)
  • Sketch of the new Melbourne Town Hall (creator of)
  • Houses of Parliament - Melbourne 1856 (creator of)
  • Melbourne, 1854 (from Emerald Hill) (creator of)
Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixon Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (received)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (received)
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (received)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Colonial and Indian Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Industrial Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (None)
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