Edward Murphy b. 1823

  • Artist ,
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Illuminator, ornamental penman, sign-writer, plasterer, soldier and deserter, made elaborate pen, pencil and wash illuminations of flags and ships in Hobart Town.
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Name
Edward Murphy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Weaver (ANZSIC code: 1334)
  • Soldier (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Plasterer (ANZSIC code: 3241)
  • Sign-writer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
1823
Birth place
Kilmalone, County Wicklow, Ireland
Birth note
(Possibly Kilmalin, Parish of Powerscourt, near Enniskerry).
Death date
11 November 1871
Death place
Victoria
Burial place
St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1844 - c.1862
Arrival
  • 1841 (Port Jackson, aboard the 'Somersetshire'.)
Residence
  • Emerald Hill, South Melbourne, Vic.
  • Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • Newcastle, NSW
  • Port Phillip, Vic.
  • England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Maritime Museum, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Maritime Museum, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)