Francis Russell Nixon b. 1 August 1803

Also known as F. R. T., Francis Russell Nixson, Bishop Francis Russell Nixson
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, sketcher, photographer and Anglican Bishop. Being consecrated the first bishop of Tasmania, Nixon used his sketches and paintings as a way to document his time spent in Tasmania.
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exhibited at
(Solo exhibition)
Date
October 1858
Place
Mechanics Institute, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1846
Place
R.V. Hood's Exhibition Rooms, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art Exhibition
Date
1845
Place
Hobart Town Legislative Council Chambers, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Anglican bishop (ANZSIC code: 9540) -
  • Anglican bishop (ANZSIC code: 9540) -
Related person groups
  • Hobart Town Sketching Club (associate of)
  • Hobart Town Sketching Club (associate of)
Related works
  • (Flora) (creator of)
  • Valley of the Mills, Amalfi (creator of)
  • A Monk of Sorrento (creator of)
  • Portrait of the Late Thomas Stothard R.A. (creator of)
  • William Grant Broughton, Bishop of Australia (creator of)
  • Ruins of Queen Giovanna's Palace, Bay of Naples (creator of)
  • A Fisherman (creator of)
  • (Tasmanian mainland) (creator of)
  • (Six Oyster Cove women) (creator of)
  • (Aboriginal people at Oyster Cove) (creator of)
  • Prosser's River, Paradise, Orford (creator of)
  • (Christ College, Hobart Town) (creator of)
  • Bishop's Crag, Freycinet's Peninsula, 8 November 1848 (creator of)
  • Eaglehawk Neck, 18 February, 1846 (creator of)
  • (Flora) (creator of)
  • Valley of the Mills, Amalfi (creator of)
  • A Monk of Sorrento (creator of)
  • Portrait of the Late Thomas Stothard R.A. (creator of)
  • William Grant Broughton, Bishop of Australia (creator of)
  • Ruins of Queen Giovanna's Palace, Bay of Naples (creator of)
  • A Fisherman (creator of)
  • (Tasmanian mainland) (creator of)
  • (Six Oyster Cove women) (creator of)
  • (Aboriginal people at Oyster Cove) (creator of)
  • Prosser's River, Paradise, Orford (creator of)
  • (Christ College, Hobart Town) (creator of)
  • Bishop's Crag, Freycinet's Peninsula, 8 November 1848 (creator of)
  • Eaglehawk Neck, 18 February, 1846 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK (collected in)
  • Prince of Salerno's Collection, Naples, Italy (collected in)
  • untitled (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Christ College, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Anglican Diocesan Archives, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK (collected in)
  • Prince of Salerno's Collection, Naples, Italy (collected in)
  • untitled (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Christ College, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Anglican Diocesan Archives, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • (Solo exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • (Solo exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:07 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:07 p.m.