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1824 London, England - 1881 North London, England. Known for: Painting and drawing.
Harden Sidney Melville b. 8 May 1824 . Also known as H. S. Melville . A painter and draughtsman of English origin, Harden Melville conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east... Read full biography
Harden Sidney Melville b. 8 May 1824 . Also known as H. S. Melville . A painter and draughtsman of English origin, Harden Melville conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given up from the regular practice of painting... Read full biography
Harden Sidney Melville b. 8 May 1824 . Also known as H. S. Melville . A painter and draughtsman of English origin, Harden Melville conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given up from the regular practice of painting profession. He was born in London on 8 May 1824, one of the eight children – three boys and five girls – of the London engraver, lithographer and watercolour painter Henry Melville (1826-41) and his... Read full biography
Harden Sidney Melville b. 8 May 1824 . Also known as H. S. Melville . A painter and draughtsman of English origin, Harden Melville conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given up from the regular practice of painting profession. He was born in London on 8 May 1824, one of the eight children – three boys and five girls – of the London engraver, lithographer and watercolour painter Henry Melville (1826-41) and his wife, Martha, née Harden. Harden’s career as a painter began with lessons from his father and at school but, as he explained in his (third person) autobiographical The Adventures of a Griffin on a Voyage of Discovery Written by Himself (London 1867),... Read full biography
Harden Sidney Melville b. 8 May 1824 . Also known as H. S. Melville . A painter and draughtsman of English origin, Harden Melville conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given up from the regular practice of painting profession. He was born in London on 8 May 1824, one of the eight children – three boys and five girls – of the London engraver, lithographer and watercolour painter Henry Melville (1826-41) and his wife, Martha, née Harden. Harden’s career as a painter began with lessons from his father and at school but, as he explained in his (third person) autobiographical The Adventures of a Griffin on a Voyage of Discovery Written by Himself (London 1867), he speedily began to regard with conceited contempt the drawing master’s copy. He a... Read full biography
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Harden Sidney Melville b. 8 May 1824
Also known as H. S. Melville
A painter and draughtsman of English origin, Harden Melville conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given up from the regular practice of painting profession.
He was born in London on 8 May 1824, one of the eight children – three boys and five girls – of the London engraver, lithographer and watercolour painter Henry Melville (1826-41) and his wife, Martha, née Harden. Harden’s career as a painter began with lessons from his father and at school but, as he explained in his (third person) autobiographical The Adventures of a Griffin on a Voya...But wait, there's more...
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