George Strafford
ARTISTGeorge Strafford was an Australian artist and engraver, active from 1840 to c.1860. Born in India, he moved to Australia in 1851. He is best known for his engraving View of Melbourne (1865), which was published by De Gruchy and Leigh. Under Thomas Ham he contributed to the Australian Illustrated Magazine. Strafford suffered from mental illness and was committed to Carlton Asylum, Kew Asylum and Yarra Bend Asylum. He continued to draw at Yarra Bend, and became known as 'the mad artist'. He died at Beechworth Asylum in Victoria.
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Shop 1 artworks by George Strafford (British, 1820–1896) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.
George Strafford was an Australian artist and engraver, active from 1840 to c.1860. Born in India, he moved to Australia in 1851. He is best known for his engraving View of Melbourne (1865), which was published by De Gruchy and Leigh. Under Thomas Ham he contributed to the Australian Illustrated Magazine. Strafford suffered from mental illness and was committed to Carlton Asylum, Kew Asylum and Yarra Bend Asylum. He continued to draw at Yarra Bend, and became known as 'the mad artist'. He died at Beechworth Asylum in Victoria.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of George Strafford's work on the site falls under Illustration (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Realism (1).
Culture: Australian (1).
By orientation: 1 portrait.
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