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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Name
Frank C. Dunnett
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Drawing teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Lithographer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1822
Birth place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death date
12 October 1891
Death place
Hobart, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1886
Arrival
  • c.1856 (Arrived Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • Hobart Town, Tas.
  • New Zealand
  • London, England, UK
  • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Training
  • Royal Academy Schools, 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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Related collections
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)