Francis Russell Nixon b. 1 August 1803

Also known as F. R. T., Francis Russell Nixson, Bishop Francis Russell Nixson
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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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associate of
John Helder Wedge
1793
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
John Skinner Prout
1805
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
George Thomas William Blamey Boyes
1786
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Francis Simpkinson
1819
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Ebenezer Bicheno
1785
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Thomas Bock
1790
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alfred Abbott
1838
Artist (Photographer)
relative of
Frederick John Nixon
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Anna Maria Nixon
1802
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
Second wife.
associate of
J. W. Beattie
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P. G. Fraser
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J. M. W. Turner
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W. P. Kay
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Richard Beard
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associate of
Maria Medland Wills
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Archdeacon Fitzherbert Adams Marriott
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Lieutenant-Governor Eardley-Wilmot
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Major Ainsworth
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associate of
William Boxall
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associate of
Salvator Rosa
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associate of
Bishop Samuel Wilberforce
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child of
Rev Robert Nixon
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spouse of
née Streatfield Frances Maria
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spouse of
Flora Elizabeth Muller
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associate of
Henry Plow Kane
1826
Artist (Draughtsman)
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