Marshall Claxton b. 1813

Also known as Marshal Claxton
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, modeller and amateur photographer born in England. Resident of NSW and Victoria he was a prolific painter and 'national benefit'. He is represented in the collections of many of Australia and England's major public galleries.
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Name
Marshall Claxton
Also known as Marshal Claxton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1813
Birth place
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Death date
28 July 1881
Death place
155 Carlton Road, Maida Vale, London, England, UK
Active Period
  • 1838 - 1881
Arrival
  • September 1850 (Sydney, NSW.)
Residence
  • 1859 - 28 July 1881 London, England, UK
  • c.22 September 1854 - c.1859 Calcutta (Kolkotta), India
  • c.1853 Banyule, Heidelberg, Melbourne, VIC
  • September 1850 - 22 September 1854 Sydney, NSW
  • 1840 - September 1850 England, UK
  • c.1837 - c.1840 Rome, Italy
  • c.1813 - c.1837 Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Training
  • c.26 April 1831 - c.1837 Royal Academy Schools, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Hargrave, T. P. (associate of)
  • Cust, Lionel (associate of)
  • Burdett-Coutts, Angela (Baroness) (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (Rev.) (child of)
  • Claxton, Diana (child of)
  • Claxton, Sophia (spouse of)
  • Spark, A. B. (associate of)
  • Broughton, William Grant (Bishop) (associate of)
  • Cowper, William (Rev.) (associate of)
  • Forrest, Robert (Rev.) (associate of)
  • Mitchell, James (Dr) (associate of)
  • Dickinson, John Nodes (Sir) (associate of)
  • Dangars (associate of)
  • Hargreaves (associate of)
  • Butler (Family) (associate of)
  • Chambers, Hugh (Mrs) (associate of)
  • Cooper, Daniel (associate of)
  • a'Beckett, A. M. (associate of)
  • Lyons, Saul (associate of)
  • Terry, Alexander (associate of)
  • Webb, E. (associate of)
  • Claxton, Adelaide (parent of)
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  • St Stephen's, Rochester Row (associate of)
  • Royal Academy Schools (associate of)
  • Sydney College (associate of)
  • Art Union of London (associate of)
  • Victorian Fine Art Society (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
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  • Jackson, John Alexander (associate of)
  • Martens, Conrad (associate of)
  • Stephen, Henrietta (associate of)
  • Backler, Joseph (associate of)
  • Terry, Frederic Casemero (associate of)
  • Claxton, Florence (parent of)
Related works
  • Portrait of the Last Queen of the Aborigines (creator of)
  • General View of the Harbour and City of Sydney, Australia (creator of)
  • The Grandmother (creator of)
  • The Free Seat (creator of)
  • Mother of Moses (creator of)
  • Spenser Reading the 'Faerie Queene' to his Wife and Sir Walter Raleigh (creator of)
  • Scene at a Ghaut on the Bank of the Ganges (creator of)
  • An Emigrant's Thoughts of Home (creator of)
  • Learning, a Female Figure Seated under a Southern Cross (creator of)
  • Portrait of Captain Cook (creator of)
  • A Bush Funeral (creator of)
  • The Tangled Skein (creator of)
  • The Sisters, Lady Godiva (creator of)
  • Mrs Hugh Chambers and her daughter (creator of)
  • (Female members of the Butler family from Tasmania) (creator of)
  • (the Hargreaves) (creator of)
  • (the Dangars) (creator of)
  • John Nodes Dickinson and his family (creator of)
  • Lady Stephen (creator of)
  • Dr James Mitchell (creator of)
  • Rev. Robert Forrest, headmaster of The King's School (creator of)
  • Rev. William Cowper (creator of)
  • Bishop William Grant Broughton (creator of)
  • The Entombment of our Saviour (creator of)
  • Portrait of Sir Astley Cooper (creator of)
  • The Burial of Sir John Moore (creator of)
  • Christ Blessing the Little Children (creator of)
  • (Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna) (creator of)
  • The Building of Oxford University (creator of)
  • The Death of Abel (creator of)
  • Alfred in the Camp of the Danes (creator of)
  • The Sepulchre (creator of)
  • English, French, and German Artists Resting at the Hermitage after the Ascent from Mount Vesuvius; from a Sketch Taken on the Spot (creator of)
  • Sir Joshua Reynolds and his Friends (creator of)
  • Othello (creator of)
  • The Deathbed of John Wesley (creator of)
  • The Vicar of Wakefield (creator of)
  • Lady Jane Grey in the Tower Refusing to Accede to the Roman Catholic Faith (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Sir Astley Cooper) (creator of)
  • Little Red Riding Hood (creator of)
  • Study, the Head of an Artist (creator of)
  • The Evening Star (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Rev. Marshall Claxton) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Former Colonial Secretary's Office, Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • York City Art Gallery, United Kingdom (collected in)
  • Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, England, UK (collected in)
  • Rossendale Museum, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hulbert Art Gallery, Coventry, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bolton Art Gallery, Lancashire, England, UK (collected in)
  • St James's Palace, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The King's School, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Chief Secretary's Office, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • St Paul's College, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Cartoon competition for the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament, Westminster (received)
  • 1835 : Gold medal (received)
  • Royal Academy School of Painting (received)
Related events
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
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  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Houses of Parliament (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • British Institution (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (exhibited at)