Eliezer Montefiore b. 1820

Also known as Eliezer Levi Montefiore
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, etcher, art patron, gallery director and businessman, he helped establish the New South Wales Academy of Art and the National Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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Name
Eliezer Montefiore
Also known as Eliezer Levi Montefiore
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Gallery director (ANZSIC code: 4279)
  • Art patron (ANZSIC code: 9559)
  • Businessman (ANZSIC code: 6240)
Birth date
1820
Birth place
Barbados
Death date
22 October 1894
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1848 - c.1892
Arrival
  • 14 May 1842 (Sydney.)
Residence
  • Lennox Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Vic .
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Adelaide, SA
  • Brussels, Belgium
  • London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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