William Neate Chapman b. c.1773

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and public servant, Chapman was a family friend of first Governor Arthur Phillip but it was with Philip Gidley King that he first came to Australia in 1791. Deputy Commissioner at Norfolk Island in the early 1800s, Chapman's few surviving sketches are mostly Norfolk Island landscapes.
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Name
William Neate Chapman
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
Birth date
c.1773
Death date
c.1837
Death place
Java, Indonesia
Death note
Then known as the Dutch East Indies
Active Period
  • c.1791 - c.1796
Arrival
  • 21 September 1791 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the Gorgon before travelling on to Norfolk Island.)
Residence
  • Java, Indonesia
  • Chennai, India (Then known as Madras )
  • England, UK
  • c.December 1800 - c.1804 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1793 New Zealand
  • October 1791 - 1800 Norfolk Island, Australia, Norfolk Island, NSW
  • c.September 1791 - c.October 1791 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1773 - c.1791 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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