Joseph Selleny b. 2 February 1824

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Joseph Selleny was landscape painter and lithographer, known for his lightning speed in delineation. Selleny died in 1875 in a private asylum at Inzersdorf near Vienna.
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Name
Joseph Selleny
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • official artist on board the frigate Novara (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
2 February 1824
Birth place
Meidling, Vienna, Austria
Death date
22 May 1875
Death place
Inzersdorf, Vienna, Austria, private asylum, Inzersdorf, Vienna, Austria
Death note
private asylum
Active Period
  • c.1854 - c.1864
Residence
  • Australia
  • Austria
Training
  • Vienna Academy, Vienna, Austria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Thieme-Becker (1957), 'Aus Anlass seiner funfzigjahrigen Tatigkeit als Mitarbeiter und Herausgeber des Thieme-Becker /'.>, <ExternalResource: Bénézit, E., 'Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs', 8 vols, Paris, France 1948-55.>, <ExternalResource: Popelka, L. (1963), 'Joseph Selleny und seine Aquarelle von der Weltreise der Novara 1857-1959', Schriften des Heeresgeschichtlichen Museums in Wien, no. 2, Graz, Austria.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Tuckerman, Barbara.>, <ExternalResource: Popelka, L. (1964), 'Ein Österreichischer Maler Segelt um die Welt', Graz, Austria.>] [<ExternalResource: Thieme-Becker (1957), 'Aus Anlass seiner funfzigjahrigen Tatigkeit als Mitarbeiter und Herausgeber des Thieme-Becker /'.>]