Thomas Flintoff b. c.1809

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
The adventurous Flintoff travelled in North America before reaching Melbourne, via Mexico and the Society Islands. This voyage formed the subject of his later paintings. He died of ammonia poisoning, having mistaken the toxin for cough mixture.
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painter and photographer, was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England; he studied art in both England and Munich.

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1992
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1989

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