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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Name
John Nelson
Also known as John McKirdy Nelson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Police Clerk
  • School teacher (ANZSIC code: 802)
Birth date
1825
Birth place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Death date
1881
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1841 - c.1881
Arrival
  • 1841 (Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).)
Residence
  • c.1869 - c.1881 Melbourne, Vic.
  • Ballarat, Vic.
  • c.1862 Hobart Town, Tas.
  • 1855 - 1862 Launceston, Tas.
  • 1848 - 1855 Sorell, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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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)
  • 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)