James Buckingham Philp b. 1830

Also known as J. B. Phelp, Phelps
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Originally from England, Philp was a painter, lithographer, architectural draughtsman and amateur actor who migrated to Melbourne in 1853. He lived there until 1865 when he suddenly disappeared, reportedly with a great sum of money he had stolen.
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  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
  • State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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