Peter Rye

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Peter Rye was a sketcher who also had a distinguished naval career until 1837. While he was at sea fighting the French in 1793, two of his drawings were exhibited with the Society for Promoting Natural History Records in London.
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Name
Peter Rye
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • lieutenant (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Active Period
  • 1793
Residence
  • c.1793- at sea
  • 1791 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1778 - 1791 at sea
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Linnaean Society, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Linnaean Society, London, England (collected in)