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Edward William Minchen/Minchin (25 June 1852 – 1913) was an Australian botanical artist.
Minchen was born in
Success
' on 22 March 1843. James had arrived at
Caroline
' on 12 October 1829. James and his family went toRootsWeb: AUS-SAGEN-L NEW PERSON - FISHER - England to South Australia
at archiver.rootsweb.com
''The Flowering Plants and Ferns of New South Wales''
Minchen, Edward William (1852 - 1913)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minchen, Edward 1852 births 1913 deaths Artists from Perth, Western Australia Australian botanical illustrators 19th-century Australian painters 19th-century Australian male artists 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian male artists Australian male painters 19th-century Australian lithographers 20th-century Australian lithographers Colony of Western Australia people
Edward William Minchen/Minchin (25 June 1852 – 1913) was an Australian botanical artist.
Minchen was born in Middle Swan
Middle or The Middle may refer to:
* Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits.
Places
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* Middle Brook (disambiguation)
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, Perth, Western Australia
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, the son of James Minchen and Elizabeth Fisher, and had a fairly checkered career pursuing jobs at sea, trades, an attempt at the stage and the National Art Gallery. He ended up working as a lithographer in New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
for the Lands Department, the Survey Office and the Government Printer. He often collaborated with Henry Baron (1863-?), a lithographic artist who joined the Government Printer in 1891.
Family
Elizabeth Fisher (*1834), daughter of William Fisher (1803-1878) and Elizabeth Witt Wittle (1808-), at 17, married James Minchin (24 June 1821,Petersfield, Hampshire
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- 26 May 1901, Mooroopna
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, Victoria), son of James Minchin (1799-1837) and Elizabeth Tewlett, on 24 August 1851 at Middle Swan
Middle or The Middle may refer to:
* Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits.
Places
* Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man
* Middle Bay (disambiguation)
* Middle Brook (disambiguation)
* Middle Creek (d ...
. James, a carpenter, was the brother of Hester/Esther Minchin (20 August 1828 Petersfield, Hampshire
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth ...
- 11 September 1900 South Australia), who had married Elizabeth's brother, Samuel Fisher. James and Elizabeth produced three sons: Edward William Minchin born in 1852; James Henry (1854-1855); James Walter born 1856.
Elizabeth Fisher had arrived at the Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just ''Swan River'', was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. This initial settlement place on the Swan River was soon named Perth, an ...
from London
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with her parents on board the Success
' on 22 March 1843. James had arrived at
Fremantle
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australi ...
from Portsmouth
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with his parents on board the Caroline
' on 12 October 1829. James and his family went to
Victoria
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* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
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* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
some time in the 1850s, where James worked as a carpenter and wheelwright.at archiver.rootsweb.com
Publications
''The Flowering Plants and Ferns of New South Wales''
Notes
External links
See also
*List of Australian botanical illustrators
This is a list of botanical illustrators who were/are active or born in Australia.
Botanical illustration involves the painting, drawing and illustration of plants and ecosystems. Often meticulously observed, the botanical art tradition combin ...
Minchen, Edward William (1852 - 1913)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minchen, Edward 1852 births 1913 deaths Artists from Perth, Western Australia Australian botanical illustrators 19th-century Australian painters 19th-century Australian male artists 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian male artists Australian male painters 19th-century Australian lithographers 20th-century Australian lithographers Colony of Western Australia people