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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Related people
  • Brown, John W. (associate of)
  • Frankland, George (associate of)
  • Clark, Thomas (associate of)
  • Robinson, George Augustus (associate of)
  • Bonwick, James (associate of)
  • Napier, James (child of)
  • Napier, Jessie (spouse of)
  • Napier, Theodore (parent of)
  • Brown, John W. (associate of)
  • Frankland, George (associate of)
  • Clark, Thomas (associate of)
  • Robinson, George Augustus (associate of)
  • Bonwick, James (associate of)
  • Napier, James (child of)
  • Napier, Jessie (spouse of)
  • Napier, Theodore (parent of)
Related works
  • Jack Weatherly (creator of)
  • Mary Queen of Scots (creator of)
  • A Native of Melbourne, 1861 (creator of)
  • Victorian Aborigines (creator of)
  • Manalargenna (creator of)
  • Alphonse, the Tasmanian (creator of)
  • Woureddy and Trukanini (creator of)
  • Jack Weatherly (creator of)
  • Mary Queen of Scots (creator of)
  • A Native of Melbourne, 1861 (creator of)
  • Victorian Aborigines (creator of)
  • Manalargenna (creator of)
  • Alphonse, the Tasmanian (creator of)
  • Woureddy and Trukanini (creator of)
Related collections
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
Related events
  • Melbourne Public Library exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Mechanics Institute Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Public Library exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Mechanics Institute Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:05 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:05 p.m.