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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Name
Francis Russell Nixon
Also known as:
  • F. R. T. (Tasmanian Work)
  • Francis Russell Nixson
  • Bishop Francis Russell Nixson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Anglican bishop (ANZSIC code: 9540) -
Birth date
1 August 1803
Birth place
Foots Cray, Kent, England, UK
Death date
7 April 1879
Death place
Lake Maggiore, Italy, Vignolo, Lake Maggiore, Italy
Burial place
British Cemetery, Stresa, Italy
Death note
Vignolo,near Stresa.
Active Period
  • c.1823 - c.1860
Arrival
  • 1843 (To Van Diemen's Land via Cape Town on board 'Duke of Roxburgh'.)
Residence
  • 1866 - 1879 Lake Maggiore, Italy, Vignolo, Lake Maggiore, Italy (Near Stresa. )
  • c.1862 - England, UK
  • 1846 - 1848 England, UK
  • 1843 - 1846 Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 1836 - 1843 England, UK
Training
  • - St John's College, Oxford, UK
  • - Merchant Taylors' School, 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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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.