Frank C. Dunnett b. 1822

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Frank C. Dunnett was a painter, lithographer and surveyor. As a chronic asthmatic he was advised to leave Britain and so in about 1856 he migrated to Australia. Dunnett moved to Tasmania and found employment with the Hobart Town Survey Office. In 1866 he exhibited at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition and was awarded a highly commended certificate for a sketch.
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  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas.
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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