Henry Charles Prinsep b. 5 September 1844

Also known as Harry
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Harry Prinsep was active in many parts of Western Australian society. Trained in Law and associated with the east India Company he worked as a draughtsman among other thing, producing numerous amateur and professional sketches, paintings and photographs.
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Name
Henry Charles Prinsep
Also known as Harry
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Pastoralist (ANZSIC code: 01)
  • Head of the Mines Department (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Chief Protector of Aborigines (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Settler
  • Topographical draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Scene-painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
5 September 1844
Birth place
Calcutta, India
Death date
20 July 1922
Death place
Busselton, WA
Active Period
  • c.1857 - c.1907
Arrival
  • 1866 (aboard the "David and Jessie".)
Residence
  • c.1912 - c.1922 Little Holland House, Busselton
  • 1907 - 1912 England, UK
  • 1874 - 1912 The Studio, Perth, WA
  • 1868 - 1874 Prinsep Park, Dardanup, WA
  • Heidelberg, Germany
  • Dresden, Germany
  • Oxford, UK
Training
  • Heidelberg, Vic
  • Law, Oxford, England, Uk
  • Dresden, Germany
  • George Frederick Watts (teacher)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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