William Henry Fernyhough b. 17 March 1809

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Fernyhough produced silhouette portraits of Sydney personalities and of Aborigines. He is believed to have introduced zincography to New South Wales.
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Name
William Henry Fernyhough
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Architectural draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 6921)
  • Armorial painter (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
17 March 1809
Birth place
Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, UK
Death date
15 August 1849
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1836 - c.1844
Arrival
  • 1836
Residence
  • 1836 - 1849 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Brockett, W. E. (1836), 'Narrative of a Voyage from Sydney to Torres Straits'.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, 2 vols', (facsimile reprint, 1930).>, <ExternalResource: McDonald, P.R. and Pearce, B. (eds) (1988), 'The Artist and the Patron, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1836), Australian, 09-16.>, <ExternalResource: (1849), Sydney Morning Herald, 08-25.>, <ExternalResource: 'Thomas L. Mitchell Papers', Sydney: ML mss (Mitchell Library, State Llibrary of New South Wales).>, <ExternalResource: Neville, R. (1989), ''Printmaking in early colonial New South Wales', MA thesis', University of Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1836), Sydney Herald, 11-21.>] [<ExternalResource: Brockett, W. E. (1836), 'Narrative of a Voyage from Sydney to Torres Straits'.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, 2 vols', (facsimile reprint, 1930).>]