James Edward Taylor b. 28 February 1794

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, farmer and once a toll-gate keeper, James Edward Taylor migrated with family in 1849 from Plymouth, England, and arrived in South Australia. Lived chiefly around Victoria and completed a number of naive watercolours.
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Name
James Edward Taylor
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Toll-gate keeper (ANZSIC code: 5299)
  • Farmer (ANZSIC code: 01)
Birth date
28 February 1794
Birth place
Plymouth, England, UK
Death date
27 August 1876
Death place
Castlemaine, VIC
Burial place
Muckleford Cemetery, Castlemaine, VIC
Active Period
  • 1849 - 1876
Arrival
  • 1849 (At South Australia, aboard the 'Harry Lorrequer'.)
Residence
  • c.1854- Castelmaine, VIC
  • 1849 - c.1854 South Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, Vic. (collected in)
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