John De Mansfield Absolon b. 1843

  • Artist (Painter)
This artist's son operated the Geraldton Lead Mines and international cargo ships. His watercolour works included landscape sketches and scenes of shipboard life, studies of flora and fauna and bush scenes, notably views from his home east of Perth, WA.
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exhibited at
Society of British Artists
Place
London, England, UK
Description

Exhibited prior to 1869.

Type
Exhibition

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