Francis Russell Nixon b. 1 August 1803

Also known as F. R. T., 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
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Anglican bishop (Anglican bishop Ordained and appointed chaplain to the British Embassy at Naples. 1836 - Parish of Sandgate. 1838 - the living of Ash, near Wingham, Kent. one of the 'six preachers' of Canterbury Cathedral and chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. 1842 - in Westminster Abbey, he was consecrated first bishop of Tasmania. Resigned his bishopric in 1863 and was given the living of Bolton Percy, Yorkshire.)
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
Near Stresa.
Active Period
  • c.1823 - c.1860
Arrival
  • 18 July 1843 (To Van Diemen's Land via Cape Town on board 'Duke of Roxburgh'.)
Residence
  • 1866 - 7 April 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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