John Nelson b. 1825

Also known as John McKirdy Nelson
  • Artist (Painter)
Nelson was a landscape painter, schoolteacher and police clerk. He painted prolifically as he travelled throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
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landscape painter, schoolteacher and police clerk, was born in Glasgow.

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Morris-Nunn, Miranda
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011

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Alternative names
  • John McKirdy Nelson
  • John McKirdy Nelson
Related people
  • Richardson, Charles Douglas (associate of)
  • Bruce, Charles (associate of)
  • Norman, James (associate of)
  • Dugall, Thomas (associate of)
  • Forster, John (associate of)
  • Brooke, W. A. (associate of)
  • Pike, H. M. (associate of)
  • Ewing, R. K. (associate of)
  • Downward, Ellen Hutton (spouse of)
  • Richardson, Charles Douglas (associate of)
  • Bruce, Charles (associate of)
  • Norman, James (associate of)
  • Dugall, Thomas (associate of)
  • Forster, John (associate of)
  • Brooke, W. A. (associate of)
  • Campbell, Peter (associate of)
  • Pike, H. M. (associate of)
  • Ewing, R. K. (associate of)
  • Downward, Ellen Hutton (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Hobart Town Classical and Commercial Academy, TAS (associate of)
  • Buckland House School, Launceston, Tasmania (associate of)
  • Local Volunteer Rifle Corps, Launceston, Tas. (associate of)
  • Church Grammar School, Launceston, TAS (associate of)
  • St Andrew's schoolroom, Tas. (associate of)
  • H.M. Pike's City School, Tas. (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts, VIC (associate of)
  • Hobart Town Classical and Commercial Academy, TAS (associate of)
  • Buckland House School, Launceston, Tasmania (associate of)
  • Local Volunteer Rifle Corps, Launceston, Tas. (associate of)
  • Church Grammar School, Launceston, TAS (associate of)
  • St Andrew's schoolroom, Tas. (associate of)
  • H.M. Pike's City School, Tas. (associate of)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts, VIC (associate of)
Related works
  • Blackman's Bay, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Blackman's Bay (creator of)
  • Quamby Bluff (creator of)
  • Eldorado, near Beechworth (creator of)
  • Terrace at Warrnambool (creator of)
  • Valley of the Goulburn, N.S.W. (creator of)
  • Waterfall, Devil's Elbow, N.S.W (creator of)
  • Windermere, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Gong Gong Waterworks, Ballarat (creator of)
  • View at Dandenong, Victoria (creator of)
  • Capri, Garibaldi's Island (creator of)
  • On the Coast of Tasmania (creator of)
  • The Hummocks from Evandale, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Corra Lyn (Bridge) (creator of)
  • Bridge over the North Esk, Tasmania (creator of)
  • (Garden Island) (creator of)
  • West Arm (creator of)
  • (John Walker's Hobart Town flour mill) (creator of)
  • Blackman's Bay, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Blackman's Bay (creator of)
  • Quamby Bluff (creator of)
  • Eldorado, near Beechworth (creator of)
  • Terrace at Warrnambool (creator of)
  • Valley of the Goulburn, N.S.W. (creator of)
  • Waterfall, Devil's Elbow, N.S.W (creator of)
  • Windermere, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Gong Gong Waterworks, Ballarat (creator of)
  • View at Dandenong, Victoria (creator of)
  • Capri, Garibaldi's Island (creator of)
  • On the Coast of Tasmania (creator of)
  • The Hummocks from Evandale, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Corra Lyn (Bridge) (creator of)
  • Bridge over the North Esk, Tasmania (creator of)
  • (Garden Island) (creator of)
  • West Arm (creator of)
  • (John Walker's Hobart Town flour mill) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
Related events
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • Art Treasures Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • Art Treasures Exhibition (None)
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