Henry Pares Venables b. 1830

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Henry Pares Venables was a sketcher who travelled to Victoria from England in 1853 with Henry Kingsley, both lured by the goldrush. Three sketches by Venables are held in the Baillieu Library at the University of Melbourne.
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Name
Henry Pares Venables
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • examiner and librarian (examiner and librarian University of Melbourne)
  • secretary (secretary appointed secretary to the new Department of Education in 1872)
  • school inspector and examiner
Birth date
1830
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
31 December 1890
Death place
Hampshire, England, UK
Arrival
  • December 1853 (Arrived Port Phillip, VIC on board the vessel 'Gauntlet')
Residence
  • March 1889 - 31 December 1890 England, UK
  • December 1853 - March 1889 VIC
  • 1830 - December 1853 London, England, UK
Training
  • Oxford University, Oxford, 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 people
  • Kingsley, Henry (associate of)
  • Sturt, Charles (relative of)
  • Venables, Thomas (child of)
  • Venables, Jane (child of)
  • Venables, Christina Mary (spouse of)
  • Sidmouth, (associate of)
  • Kingsley, Henry (associate of)
  • Sturt, Charles (relative of)
  • Venables, Thomas (child of)
  • Venables, Jane (child of)
  • Venables, Christina Mary (spouse of)