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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Name
Thomas Flintoff
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1809
Birth place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Death date
5 October 1891
Death place
Berkeley Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1872 - 1891
  • 1853 - 1872
  • 1851 - 1853
Residence
  • 1872 - 1891 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1856 - 1872 Ballarat, Vic.
  • 1853 - 1891 Vic. (travelling via Mexico and the Society Islands )
  • 1852 - 1853 California, USA
  • 1851 - 1852 Texas, USA
Training
  • Munich, Germany
  • England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Related stub people
  • Flintoff, Jane (parent of)
  • Boyd, Margaret (spouse of)
  • Flintoff, Thomas (Junior) (parent of)
Related people
  • Varley, Frank (associate of)
  • Deveril, Herbert (associate of)
Related works
  • Edward J. White (creator of)
  • The Hon. John Basson Humffray, First Commissioner of Mines of Victoria, 1860 (creator of)
  • Mr Frank Varley, Son of the Earl of Glinton (creator of)
  • Woman with a Dove (creator of)
  • Henry F. Stone and his Durham Ox (creator of)
  • The Prince Imperial (creator of)
  • The Emperor of Germany (creator of)
  • Sanantonio Bridge, Mexico (creator of)
  • Sunset, Society Islands (creator of)
  • Corpus Christi, Texas (creator of)
  • Nymphs Bathing (creator of)
  • A Past Experience; Crossing the Line by Moonlight on board the S.S. New Orleans March 24th 1853 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Ayers House, Adelaide, South Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Bayou Bend Museum, Texas, USA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Several commissions for paintings of politicians, farmers and prize cattle (received)
Related events
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Academy of Arts exhibition (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19746b538b73d9300a91f')) (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19747b538b73d9300a921')) (exhibited at)