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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associate of
Charles Douglas Richardson
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Rev. Peter Campbell
1825
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  • Hobart Town Classical and Commercial Academy, TAS (associate of)
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  • Richardson, Charles Douglas (associate of)
Related works
  • Blackman's Bay, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Capri, Garibaldi's Island (creator of)
  • On the Coast of Tasmania (creator of)
  • The Hummocks from Evandale, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Blackman's Bay (creator of)
  • West Arm (creator of)
  • Corra Lyn (Bridge) (creator of)
  • Quamby Bluff (creator of)
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  • Eldorado, near Beechworth (creator of)
  • Terrace at Warrnambool (creator of)
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  • Waterfall, Devil's Elbow, N.S.W (creator of)
  • Windermere, Tasmania (creator of)
  • Gong Gong Waterworks, Ballarat (creator of)
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  • (John Walker's Hobart Town flour mill) (creator of)
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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)
Related events
  • New South Wales Academy of Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
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