Senior Richard Daniel Read b. c.1765

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Richard Read (senior) was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation for possession of forged notes and arrived in Sydney on the Earl Spencer on 9 October 1813. He was a miniature, portrait and historical painter. His portraits of public officials display naturalistic features that evince a nineteenth-century sensibility.
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Name
Senior Richard Daniel Read
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Historical painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
c.1765
Birth place
England, UK
Active Period
  • 1814 - 1827
  • 1805 - 1808
Arrival
  • 9 October 1813 (Read was a convict. He arrived in Sydney on the 'Earl Spencer'.)
Residence
  • c.1821 - c.1827 25 Upper Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1821 6 Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW
  • 1814 - 1821 37 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related people
  • Macquarie, (associate of)
  • Atkinson, James (associate of)
  • Robinson, Michael Massey (associate of)
  • Marsden, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Johnston, George (associate of)
  • Read, Sarah (spouse of)
  • Read, Lydia Elizabeth (parent of)
  • Read, Lydia (child of)
  • Read, Richard (parent of)
  • Field, Barron (associate of)
  • Johnston, Esther (associate of)
  • Howe, Mary (associate of)
  • Johnston, Esther (associate of)
  • Macquarie, (associate of)
  • Atkinson, James (associate of)
  • Robinson, Michael Massey (associate of)
  • Marsden, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Johnston, George (associate of)
  • Read, Sarah (spouse of)
  • Read, Lydia Elizabeth (parent of)
  • Read, Richard (child of)
  • Read, Lydia (child of)
  • Read, Richard (parent of)
  • Field, Barron (associate of)
  • Johnston, Esther (associate of)
  • Howe, Mary (associate of)
  • Johnston, Esther (associate of)
Related works
  • (Drawings of Sydney Cove) (creator of)
  • Miss Julia Johnston (creator of)
  • (Lachlan Macquarie) (creator of)
  • Raphael Sancto da Urbino (creator of)
  • Elizabeth Broughton (creator of)
  • John Buckland (creator of)
  • (Drawings of Sydney Cove) (creator of)
  • Miss Julia Johnston (creator of)
  • (Lachlan Macquarie) (creator of)
  • Raphael Sancto da Urbino (creator of)
  • Elizabeth Broughton (creator of)
  • John Buckland (creator of)
Related collections
  • untitled (collected in)
  • Royal Commonwealth Society Library, London, UK (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • untitled (collected in)
  • Royal Commonwealth Society Library, London, UK (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Government House (received)
  • Commission for Captain John Piper. (received)
  • Mary (Mrs Richard) Jones (received)
  • Portrait of Governor Macquarie (received)
  • Read's drawing of Sydney Cove used as the frontispiece to James Atkinson's 'An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales' (London 1826). (received)
  • Commission for Mr Kelly to celebrate his certificate of freedom (received)
  • Dance floor for the Bachelors' Ball (received)
  • Government House (received)
  • Commission for Captain John Piper. (received)
  • Mary (Mrs Richard) Jones (received)
  • Portrait of Governor Macquarie (received)
  • Read's drawing of Sydney Cove used as the frontispiece to James Atkinson's 'An Account of the State of Agriculture and Grazing in New South Wales' (London 1826). (received)
  • Commission for Mr Kelly to celebrate his certificate of freedom (received)
  • Dance floor for the Bachelors' Ball (received)
Field Changes
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