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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creator of
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Valley of the Mills, Amalfi
 
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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

A pencil drawing after Major Ainsworth.

 
creator of
A Fisherman
 
creator of
(Tasmanian mainland)
 
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(Six Oyster Cove women)
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creator of
(Aboriginal people at Oyster Cove)
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creator of
Prosser's River, Paradise, Orford
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creator of
(Christ College, Hobart Town)
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creator of
Bishop's Crag, Freycinet's Peninsula, 8 November 1848
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creator of
Eaglehawk Neck, 18 February, 1846
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Other occupations
  • Anglican bishop (ANZSIC code: 9540) (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.)
  • 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.)