Foster Fyans b. 1790

Also known as Captain Foster Fyans
  • Artist ,
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Although known more for his eccentricities and lively memoirs than his art, Fyans was a sophisticated watercolourist. He is known for a fine picture of a woman in fancy dress.
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Name
Foster Fyans
Also known as Captain Foster Fyans
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Commissioner of Crown lands (ANZSIC code: 75) -
  • Police magistrate (ANZSIC code: 7540) -
  • Army officer & administrator (ANZSIC code: 7600) -
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
Birth date
1790
Birth place
Ireland
Death date
23 May 1870
Death place
Balyang, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1846 - c.1857
Residence
  • 1846 - 1870 Bell-Bird Balyang on the Barwon River, Vic.
  • c.1837 - c.1846 Port Phillip, Vic.
  • 1835 - 1837 Brisbane, Qld.
  • 1833 - 1835 Norfolk Island, Australia, Norfolk Island, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Brown, P.L. (1966), 'Foster Fyans', Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1.>, <ExternalResource: Bride, T.F. (ed.) (1898), 'Letters from Victorian Pioneers', Melbourne, Vic.>]