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Samuel Clayton b. c.1783

Portraitist, engraver, art teacher and silversmith born in Ireland. Transported to NSW, reputedly for forgery, he prospered in the colony.

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Name

Samuel Clayton

Gender

Male

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Birth date

c.1783

Birth place

Dublin, Ireland

Death date

1853

Death place

Gunning, NSW

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The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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