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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Hobart Town Classical and Commercial Academy, TAS
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Buckland House School, Launceston, Tasmania
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Local Volunteer Rifle Corps, Launceston, Tas.
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Church Grammar School, Launceston, TAS
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St Andrew's schoolroom, Tas.
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H.M. Pike's City School, Tas.
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Victorian Academy of Arts, VIC
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