Maurice Appleby Felton b. 1803

  • Artist (Painter)
Records are uncertain as to whether Maurice Felton practised as a surgeon after his arrival in the colony. However, it is on record that he painted a significant number of well executed and enthusiastically received portraits, as well as landscapes. His untimely death would have denied a number of his contemporaries the opportunity for one of his excellent likenesses.
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First Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
Date
22 June 1847 - 8 August 1847
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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