Frederick C. Smith b. c.1820

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Colonial sketcher and explorer, aged 18 when he joined a fatal expedition to the north west of Western Australia, leaving behind a series of sketches, one of which was subsequently published by Sir George Grey. Grey also named a river after him.
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Name
Frederick C. Smith
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Explorer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
c.1820
Death date
12 May 1839
Death place
Western Australia
Active Period
  • 1837 - 1839
Residence
  • 1837 - 1839 Western Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Millar, A., 'I see no end to travelling', Kensington, NSW : (n.d.).>, <ExternalResource: Rutherford, J. (1961), 'Sir George Grey', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: '[Colonial Artists file]', Perth, WA : Art Gallery of Western Australia.>, <ExternalResource: (1841), 'Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia during the years 1837, 38 and 39...', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Chapman, B.>]