Edward Charles Frome b. 7 January 1802

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A skilled amateur artist, Frome used his talents to create a career as a painter. His works portrayed the country as inherently beautiful and are a valued legacy to Australia's exploration art.
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Citations

  • Auhl, I. and Marfleet, D. (1977), 'Journey to Lake Frome 1843: Paintings and Sketches by Edward Charles Frome and James Henderson’, Blackwood, SA.

  • Frome, E. C. (1844), 'Report on the country eastward of Flinders’ Range’, Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, p. 14.

  • Appleyard, R. (1972), 'Captain E.C. Frome, R.E. and his sketches of South Australia, 1839-1849’, Bulletin of the Art Gallery of South Australia, p. 34.

  • Information sourced from Appleyard, Ron.

  • Information sourced from Mackay, Mary.

Initial data sources

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

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