Piron

  • Artist (Painter)
Piron was a painter and naval draughtsman. He was an official draughtsman on the expedition which visited Australia in 1792-93. Piron died at Batavia in 1796.
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Name
Piron
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Naval draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 6923)
Death date
1796
Death place
Jakarta, Indonesia, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Death note
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Active Period
  • c.1791 - c.1793
Arrival
  • 1792 (Recherche Bay, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), aboard Recherche)
Residence
  • c.November 1792 - c.January 1793 Esperance Bay, WA
  • 21 January 1793 - 27 February 1793 Recherche Bay, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 21 April 1792 - 28 May 1792 Recherche Bay, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Cultural Heritage
  • French
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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