Samuel Calvert (painter)

Samuel Calvert (21 November 1828 – 1 January 1913) was a British draughtsman, printer and painter active in Australia.[2] Calvert is also noted for his wood-engravings, published in contemporary periodicals.[3] William Samuel Calvert (1886–1900) was engaged in his father's printing business and continued its publications when Calvert was in England.[4] He was the third son of the painter Edward Calvert, and was the author of a memoir of his father published in a limited printing in 1893.[5]

Samuel Calvert
Portrait of Calvert, 1855
Born(1828-11-21)21 November 1828[1]
Brixton, London, England[1]
Died1 January 1913(1913-01-01) (aged 84)[1]
Crowthorne, Berkshire, England[1]
EducationEdward Calvert[1]
Known forDrafting, wood engraving, painting[1]

References
  1. Darragh, Thomas A. (1992). "Samuel Calvert". Design & Art Australia Online. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Samuel Calvert". Design and Art Online. Retrieved 9 May 2019. Source: The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  3. Mackenzie, A. "Artist's Footsteps". www.artistsfootsteps.com.
  4. "Calvert, W. S. (William Samuel) (1886-1900) - People and organisations". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. "A memoir of Edward Calvert, artist /". collections.britishart.yale.edu.
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