Robert Shortried Anderson b. 1833

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Scottish architectural draughtsman who emigrated to Victoria in 1851. Anderson painted views of the Castlemaine district, including an oil painting, 'Mount Alexander Gold Diggings'.
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Name
Robert Shortried Anderson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Architectural draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 6921)
Birth date
1833
Birth place
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Death date
14 March 1874
Death place
Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Active Period
  • c.1851 - c.1852
Arrival
  • 1851 (Arrived Victoria)
Residence
  • July 1857 - 14 March 1874 Auckland, New Zealand
  • April 1857 - July 1857 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1856 - April 1857 Wellington, New Zealand
  • Sydney, NSW
  • c.1851 - c.1856 Victoria
  • c.1833 - c.1851 Scotland, UK
Training
  • William Cairn's Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Dean's School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Anderson, R.S. (1852), 'Guide to Emigrants to Australia', Glasgow, Scotland, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Wantrup, J. (1987), 'Australian Rare Books 1788 1900', Potts Point, NSW.>]