Richard Browne | |
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| Born | 1771 (1771) Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 11 January 1824(1824-01-11) (aged 52–53) Sydney Australia |
| Occupations | Artist, illustrator |
Richard Browne (1771 – 11 January 1824) was an artist and illustrator who wastransported from his native Ireland to what was then thecolony of New South Wales, Australia. After his sentence was completed inNewcastle in 1817 he lived inSydney sellingwatercolour illustrations ofnatural history subjects — particularly birds — and ofIndigenous Australians.[1]
Richard Browne was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1771.[2] He was convicted and then transported in 1810 possibly for the crime of forgery.[3]
Richard Browne arrived at Sydney in July 1811 in theProvidence.[4]
In October 1811 he was sent to Newcastle for committing a second offence and remained there until 1817. During this period he married, or formed a liaison with, fellow convict Sarah Coates who had been transported in theWanstead in 1814. They had at least two daughters who were born in Newcastle: Mary P. (born c.1815) and Eliza (born c.1816.[4]
After 1817, Richard Browne spent the rest of his life in Sydney, where he was designated 'free by servitude’.
In Newcastle, Browne met the commandant of Newcastle Lieutenant Thomas Skottowe. Skottowe was interested in natural history and commissioned Browne to create drawings of his collections to illustrate a manuscript entitled,Select Specimens From Nature of the / Birds Animals &c &c of New South Wales, Collected and Arranged by Thomas Skottowe Esqr. The Drawings By T.R. Browne. N.S.W. Newcastle New South Wales 1813. (heldState Library of New South Wales) As withJoseph Lycett, Browne contributed many of the original watercolours forMajor James Wallis'An historical account of the Colony of New South Wales which were engraved by Philip Slaeger.[2]
Richard Browne's most characteristic work is from to the emancipist part of his life between 1817 and 1821. His illustrations from this period focus on the Indigenous peoples of the Sydney area. Several of these are included inA collection of portraits, predominantly of Aborigines of New South Wales and Tasmania, ca. 1817–1849.[2] In these illustrations Browne employed a more exaggerated caricature style which owed much to the silhouette portrait tradition.[4] These illustrations were often sold as souvenirs in Sydney and appear to have reflected the demand of the time.
Richard Browne, had 6 children, Mary, Eliza, Esther, Anne, Sarah and William (born posthumously) He died in Sydney on 11 January 1824, according to the burial register of SydneysSt Philip's Church.[4]
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