Henry Mundy b. c.1798

Also known as Henry Munday, H. Mundy
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and art teacher. painted landscapes as well as portraits. On 24 March 1848, Mundy was found dead at the Ship Hotel, Hobart Town, having killed himself by drinking a tumbler-full of laudanum.
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Name
Henry Mundy
Also known as:
  • Henry Munday
  • H. Mundy (possible attribution)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
c.1798
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
24 March 1848
Death place
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Death note
Tasmania
Active Period
  • c.1820 - c.1845
Arrival
  • 22 August 1831 (Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), aboard the 'Vibilia'.)
Residence
  • Ellinthorp Hall, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • England, UK
  • Launceston, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Buscombe, E. (March 1978), 'A note about the painting "Rossbank Observatory" in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 25/1, .>, <ExternalResource: Stilwell, G.T. (April 1963), 'Mr and Mrs George Carr Clark of Ellinthorp Hall', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 2/3, .>, <ExternalResource: Rand, A. (1966), 'Benjamin Duterrau', in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Stilwell, G.T. & von Oppeln, C., 'Henry Mundy: An Unfortunate Life', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 48/3A (September 2001: G.T. Stilwell memorial issue), 161-171 (includes checklist of identified works).>, <ExternalResource: Mead, I. (1958), 'Henry Mundy', Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (manuscript).>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Curnow, Heather.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Dunbar, Diane.>] [<ExternalResource: Buscombe, E. (March 1978), 'A note about the painting "Rossbank Observatory" in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 25/1, .>, <ExternalResource: Stilwell, G.T. (April 1963), 'Mr and Mrs George Carr Clark of Ellinthorp Hall', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 2/3, .>]