Thomas Napier b. 11 July 1802

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and builder. Born in Scotland in 1802 and arrived in Hobart Town 1832. He then moved to Melbourne in 1837 where he died in 1881.
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Name
Thomas Napier
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Carpenter (ANZSIC code: 3242)
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Builder (ANZSIC code: 30)
Birth date
11 July 1802
Birth place
Marykirk, Scotland, UK
Death date
7 February 1881
Death place
Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1832 - c.1869
Arrival
  • 5 November 1832 (Arrived in Hobart Town on board the Lavinia. Migrated with John Brown.)
Residence
  • 1854 - 1860 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • 1846 - 1881 Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1832 - 1837 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • c.1837- Port Phillip, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1802 - 1832 Montrose, Scotland, UK
Training
  • Spent two years studying the works at the British Museum., British Museum, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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